Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile

Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile The Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail is a 501 (c) (3). History comes alive as c SCHEDULE A TOUR TODAY!

"You can't know where you're going until you know where you've been.”
Get ready for the ride back in time. The Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trails (DFFAAHT) primary objective is to share Mobile's multicultural legacy through the following stories:

-The early Creoles de Color
-African survivors from the Clotilda, the last slave ship to enter the US in 1860
-Newly freed blacks wh

o worshipped and built some of the oldest churches in Alabama
-African Americans who settled in an area ironically named for Jefferson Davis, Davis Avenue, which is now renamed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave
-The Civil Rights advocates integral in the desegregation of the city's schools, private sector workforce and public offices

Through the DFFAAHT experience, participants will develop a taste for the rich gumbo of Mobile's historic past. The following are available:

1) Step on the Bus Tours- Groups may charter a private tour. A guide will board your bus and narrate the tour with a map for your driver. Cost: $40 per adult, $30 per students, $20 per seniors and children 17 and under. Book today by calling: (251) 725-2236

2) Self Driving Tours- Detailed maps and narration are accessible from the Dora Franklin African-American Heritage Trail website: www.mobilehd.org/aaht for booking instructions.

3) School Bus Tours- Bus tours are designed for 4th grade classes. Review website at www.mobilehd.org/aaht for booking instructions.

4) Downtown Walking Tours- Meet in Cathedral Square at the corner of Claiborne and Dauphin Streets. Reservations required, (251) 725-2236
Cost: $20 Adults, $10 Students and Seniors

We’re almost to the finish line. Keep VOTING everyday!
05/04/2026

We’re almost to the finish line. Keep VOTING everyday!

Trace legendary Black Mobilians across generations.

Happy Spring! Let’s get ready to ride!
04/17/2026

Happy Spring! Let’s get ready to ride!

04/16/2026

🏅MOBILE TRAIL RECOGNIZED: USA Today’s 10Best has recognized the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail as one of only 20 nominees for a list of the 10 best history tours across the country👇

The offers:
🤝 Guided tours
🚌 Field trips
🗺️ Maps + resources for a self-guided tours

It highlights:
🌍Historic landmarks
🏙️ Cultural sites
🙌 Influential figures
🗣️ Stories of the Clotilda, the last known U.S. slave ship

⏰ The voting for the Readers’ Choice Awards will end Mon., May 11, with the winners to be announced on May 20

🗳️ You can vote once daily on the website, Best History Tours category

🔗 Click the link in our bio for more info on the trail + voting!

👀 Have you been on the trail? Let us know in the comments👇

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VOTE for our ancestors! It is upon their shoulders that we all stand!!!
04/15/2026

VOTE for our ancestors! It is upon their shoulders that we all stand!!!

We need your vote: Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile nominated for Best History Tour in the U.S.!
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The DFFAAHT is proud of the efforts of the Africatown Redevelopment Corp.! Make sure you join them for their Feb. 7th, Open House.

Use the QR code to rsvp! Help us propare for our Open House and receive additional information.

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We unveiled a Port Marker at Cooper Riverside Park 5 years ago. We are so glad to see a second Mobile Marker unveiled today at Lewis Landing!

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Address

355 N. Ann Street
Mobile, AL
36603

Telephone

+12517252236

Website

http://www.dffaaht.org/

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