The Africatown Community, located in Mobile, Alabama, is best known for its connection to the U.S. slave ship Clotilda. This community was established by the very same Africans that were enslaved and brought to the U.S. illegally aboard the Clotilda in 1860. Since the establishment of the community, residents have shared an ongoing desire to create a community of academic excellence and economic prosperity while enduring seemingly unsurmountable challenges related to race and environmental degradation. Despite these challenges Africatown community members have again and again accomplished outstanding successes and are looking towards leading cultural healing for the community, Alabama, and the entire USA.
Because of the resilient positive spirit and ever-enduring legacy of our community, the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation (AHPF) is devoted to promoting stewardship and awareness of the historic, cultural, and economic value of Africatown. AHPF will nurture and support healing and collaborative efforts related to Africatown.
The mission of the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation is to preserve and document the stories of historical Africatown and create cultural and economic transformation through education and partnerships that benefit the environment and mankind.
Africatown, preserving the history, culture, and land of resilient people.
The Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation Core Values are demonstrated through Mutual Trust and Respect of People, Environment and Education through an Inclusiveness with our Community and Respect of our Heritage. Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation was established and founded as a 501c-3 Tax Exempt organization October 2019 by Joe Womack, Ruth Ballard and Anderson Flen.
1. AHPF Swim Program
2. Africatown Blueway
3. AHPF Africatown Capacity Building Program
4. The Plateau Africatown Historic Cemetery Project
5. AHPF Africatown Roof Restoration Project
6. Africatown Historically Black Churches Growth Project
The AHPF has partnered with Mobile County, Vulcan Materials, and SBP to replace roofs for needed homes in Africatown. Four more houses were completed. We couldn't have done it without your kind support. THANK YOU!
Although the AHPF has many initiatives that it is currently working on as the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation is built, one of its core pillars will be to foster healing for the community of Africatown, the larger Mobile Metro area, the state of Alabama and the world.
AHPF does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its program or activities.
Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation
P.O. Box 66478 Mobile, Alabama 36660
For Information Contact info@africatownhpf.org
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