A new construction yard is being planned in Mobile’s Africatown neighborhood, next to an asphalt plant that has been a thorn in the side of residents for years.
Some worry that the new industrial site will impede efforts to revive Africatown, just as it’s gaining momentum.
“We have to protect ourselves,” said Joe Womack, a community advocate and co-founder of the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation. “We know there’s nothing out there to protect us.”…