EXPERIENCE ALABAMA’S COLORFUL HISTORY
Sep 24, 2019
3 minutes
—BRANDON SCHULTZ
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“It’s complicated.” Just about anyone who’s ever been in a relationship has uttered that phrase at least once, but it’s even more fitting when it comes to American history.
The city of Mobile, Ala., founded in 1702, has existed under six sovereign flags in half as many centuries, constantly evolving as it flip-flopped between French, British, Spanish, Confederate, American, and, briefly, Republic of Alabama rule. Through all of its changes, a culture infused by a strong African-American presence has remained possibly the
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