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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jay Reeves / The Bulletin
May 26, 2009
HOBSON CITY, Ala. — The cafes, the school and the roller rink are long gone from Alabama’s oldest black city. Empty homes and businesses line the narrow streets.
Hobson City no longer has a police or fire department, and weeds have overgrown the oldest part of the cemetery....