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flag Construction starts on Africatown's $5.1M welcome center, honoring freed slaves' history in Mobile, Ala.

flag Construction has begun on the $5.1 million Africatown Welcome Center in Mobile, Alabama, funded by the federal RESTORE Act. flag The center will serve as a hub for the community and visitors to learn about the history of Africatown, founded by freed slaves in 1860, and honor the legacy of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to the U.S. flag The project, delayed by bureaucratic issues, is expected to be completed within a year.

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