Keywords: Cemetery located in Africatown, Mobile County, Alabama LCCN2010638074.tif 1 photograph digital TIFF file color Notes Africatown also known as AfricaTown USA and Africa Town is a community in Mobile County Alabama located three miles 5 km north of the city of Mobile It was formed by West Africans who were among the last known illegal shipment of slaves to the United States These Tarkbar people created their own tribal community and retained their customs and language following the American Civil War ; Gift; George F Landegger; 2010; DLC/PP-2010 090 ; Forms part of George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date subject note and keywords provided by the photographer ; Credit line The George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2010 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2010638074 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/06600/06660a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 06660 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 06660 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The George F Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |