Important to the story of Alabama is that, in the midst of this conflict, in 1780, the Spanish capture Mobile from the British, managing to retain it by the terms of the war-ending Treaty of Paris.

If you’re planning a trip to Alabama, make sure to include some of the state’s must-see historic landmarks in your itinerary. Alabama is rich in history and culture, and its landmarks offer a ...

The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, ...

The Catholic Church in South Alabama is under new leadership. Nearly one year after Archbishop Thomas Rodi announced his ...

On July 8, 1860, a schooner carrying 110 men, women and children stolen from Africa sailed into waters near Mobile Bay under the cover of night.

Alabama’s oldest barbecue restaurants Below are some of Alabama’s longest-operating barbecue restaurants, in chronological order from their date of founding.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Throughout the years, women have played an important role in the historic preservation movement in the United States and locally. An upcoming discussion will share the story ...

Alabama has been a football school for 100 years. Can Nate Oats make it a basketball school, too? Or has he already done it? An in-depth look.

Explore the back story of the Africatown Heritage House with descendants of town founders.

In Mobile, a slave ship's secret history and the criminal conspiracy that hid it for 159 years For generations, many felt the tale was too dangerous to tell aloud.

ABOUT A CULINARY HISTORY OF MOBILE The oldest city in Alabama, Mobile has changed a lot over the years, but its appreciation for a good meal as remained constant.

A museum that tells the history of the Clotilda - the last ship known to transport Africans to the American South for enslavement - opened Saturday, exactly 163 years after the vessel arrived in ...