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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 26 > Past its heyday and officially in peril, Alabama’s oldest black city struggles on

Past its heyday and officially in peril, Alabama’s oldest black city struggles on

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....

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