Malbis Documentary Preserved the Story of a Greek Colony in Baldwin County
A 2014 documentary traced the history of Malbis Plantation, a Greek immigrant community whose legacy remains visible in Baldwin County.
Mobile Native William Gorgas Helped Change the Fight Against Yellow Fever
Born near Mobile, William Crawford Gorgas helped turn new knowledge about mosquitoes into large-scale yellow fever prevention work.
Mobile’s 1853 Yellow Fever Epidemic and the City’s Relief Effort
Mobile’s worst yellow fever outbreak, in 1853, tested the city and highlighted the work of the Can’t Get Away Club.
Lurleen B. Wallace: The Story of Alabama’s First and Only Female Governor
More than half a century after her death, Alabama has still elected only one woman as governor: Lurleen B. Wallace, the state’s 46th chief executive, who took office in January…
The 1780 Siege That Changed Mobile’s Place on the Gulf Coast
The 1780 Battle of Fort Charlotte brought Mobile from British to Spanish control and became a pivotal Gulf Coast episode of the American Revolution era.
Mobile Teacher Publishes Biography of Civil Rights Leader John LeFlore
A Mobile educator has brought to life the story of one of the city’s most important yet often overlooked civil rights figures. Ken Robinson, a history teacher at Murphy High…
Mobile Native Vivian Malone Jones Remembered as a Civil Rights Pioneer
Mobile native Vivian Malone Jones helped change the history of higher education in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1963 and became its first Black graduate two…
Mobile Museum Honors the Storied Career of Maj. Gen. J. Gary Cooper
A special exhibit at Mobile's National African-American Archives and Museum traced the military, business and diplomatic accomplishments of Maj. Gen. J. Gary Cooper.
The Old Spanish Alley: A Riverfront Quarter in Mobile’s Past
Long before the docks and rails remade Mobile’s riverfront, a cramped, hard-lived district known as Spanish Alley sat in the shadow of the city’s old waterfront. Set between Monroe and…
E. O. Wilson’s Mobile Roots: The Young Naturalist Who Studied Ants
E. O. Wilson spent formative years in Mobile, where a fascination with ants and South Alabama’s natural world preceded a landmark scientific career.