Dora Franklin Finley African American Heritage Trail

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Bring your students on an engaging, curriculum-aligned journey through African American history! Discover DFFAAHT&#39;s Field Trip Experience, designed for 4th-grade students to make history come alive through immersive learning. Our engaging tours align with curriculum standards, allowing young learners to explore African-American heritage and its significant contributions in Mobile. Join us for an educational adventure that enriches understanding and appreciation of cultural history.&nbsp;Our mission is to educate, preserve, and highlight the historic contributions of African Americans in Mobile. Through storytelling and site-based exploration, history comes alive&mdash;connecting past events with the places where they unfolded. What You&rsquo;ll ExperienceExplore more than 44 historic sites that shaped the cultural and historical landscape of Mobile. Highlights:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Africatown community, founded by survivors of the Clotilda</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Old Plateau Graveyard, founded by Kossula (Cudjoe Lewis) and fellow survivors</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">UNESCO recognized site</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mobile County Training School, a historic Rosenwald School</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Stone Street Baptist Church (est. 1806)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The story of Wallace Turnage and the Underground Railroad</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Historic African American business districts and entrepreneurs</li></ul>

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for booking your tour with the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Historic Trail! We are excited to welcome you and share the profound, rich history of Mobile&rsquo;s African-American heritage.Below you will find the essential details for your upcoming tour. <div data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed="true" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>📍 Departure &amp; Arrival Information<ul data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed="true" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIBxAA" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Location: History Museum of Mobile, 111 S. Royal St., Mobile, AL.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIBxAB" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Amenities: Restrooms and comfortable seating are available inside the museum while you wait.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIBxAC" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Arrival Time: Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time to check in.</li></ul><div data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed="true" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div> 🚌 Tour Details &amp; Structure<ul data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed="true" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAICBAA" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Duration: Approximately 2 hours.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAICBAB" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Mobility: This is a riding tour. No walking is required.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAICBAC" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Introduction: Each tour begins with a brief introduction and a Q&amp;A session before we depart.</li></ul><div data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed="true" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div> 🗺️ Key Stops &amp; Historic Sites Our journey will take us through highly significant historic sites across Mobile, including:<ul data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed="true" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIChAA" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Royal Street: The historic auction site tied to the history of slavery in America.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIChAB" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Southern Justice: The marker highlighting the groundbreaking Wiley Bolden case.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIChAC" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Africatown: Exploration of this historic community and its lasting landmarks.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIChAD" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Old Plateau Graveyard: A sacred site visited alongside the historic Union Baptist Church.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIChAE" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Mobile County Training School: Discovering its vital Rosenwald school legacy.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIChAF" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>The Clotilda: The powerful story and current status of the last known survivor ship.</li><li data-complete="true" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-hveid="CAAIChAG" data-sae="" data-sfc-cb="" data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" fr-original-style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' style='font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240); box-sizing: inherit;'>Business Districts: A look into Mobile&#39;s historic African-American business hubs.</li></ul> If you have any questions before the event, please reply directly to this email. We look forward to seeing you soon! Warm regards,Eric Finley, Tour Director

Bring your students on an engaging, curriculum-aligned journey through African American history! Discover DFFAAHT's Field Trip Experience, designed for 4th-grade students to make history come alive through immersive learning. Our engaging tours align with curriculum standards, allowing young learners to explore African-American heritage and its significant contributions in Mobile. Join us for an educational adventure that enriches understanding and appreciation of cultural history. Our mission is to educate, preserve, and highlight the historic contributions of African Americans in Mobile. Through storytelling and site-based exploration, history comes alive—connecting past events with the places where they unfolded. What You’ll ExperienceExplore more than 44 historic sites that shaped the cultural and historical landscape of Mobile. Highlights:<ul><li>Africatown community, founded by survivors of the Clotilda</li><li>Old Plateau Graveyard, founded by Kossula (Cudjoe Lewis) and fellow survivors</li><li>UNESCO recognized site</li><li>Mobile County Training School, a historic Rosenwald School</li><li>Stone Street Baptist Church (est. 1806)</li><li>The story of Wallace Turnage and the Underground Railroad</li><li>Historic African American business districts and entrepreneurs</li></ul>

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