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Africatown Exhibit at the McCall Library

The McCall Library invites you to view its new exhibit in conjunction with the English Department and the University-wide Common Read, Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. This exhibit features some of the only existing images of Cudjo Lewis (born Oluale Kossola) and focuses on the unique cultural heritage of Africatown in Mobile, Alabama.

The exhibit is located in the McCall Library exhibit cases on the 3rd floor of the Marx Library, through March 2024.

Image of Cudjo Lewis photo

The University of South Alabama Archeology Museum showcases "Unwritten: The Archaeology & Oral History of Jim Crow Mobile." This exhibit is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit features families who lived in Africatown, near Davis Avenue, and Down the Bay. The exhibit ends in May 2024.

  • The Archaeology Museum has also stocked copies of “Barracoon” in the  Archaeology Museum Gift Shop and staff, faculty, students, and alumni receive a 10% discount.

Please check back for additional Common Read events in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 including Story Exchanges, a featured speaker on Zora Neale Hurston, and other campus activities.

Common Read 2023

Talk Thursday Zoom Webinar

Film Trailer for "Descendant"