“Our primary goal is to revitalize housing in Africatown by constructing new affordable single-family homes and obtaining and rehabilitating vacant houses,” said Marc Jackson, board chairman of Africatown Redevelopment Corp.
Slave ship Clotilda descendants ‘cautiously optimistic’ for meeting with Meaher family after two sides begin talksaimed at improving Mobile’s historic Plateau community, long known as “Africatown” and to preserve its history and develop commerce there
“Our primary goal is to revitalize housing in Africatown by constructing new affordable single-family homes and obtaining and rehabilitating vacant houses,” said Marc Jackson, board chairman of ARC. Fundraising, Jackson said, will be one of the primary responsibilities for the executive director. The organization is also companies and philanthropic organizations interested in making contributions to ARC to contact Finley at 251-533-4344 or [email protected].
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