African American historical marker destroyed in Old Town Decatur

African American historical marker destroyed in Alabama city

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — People in a historic Alabama city are outraged after a historical marker was destroyed. This isn't the first time that a marker in the Old Town community has been destroyed. Man charged with murder after person dies from injuries sustained in Florence bar fight “Absolutely I was just devastated when I saw it on the ground,” historian Peggy Allen Towns said. Towns was instrumental in getting the marker placed in 2016 …

Police investigating destruction of Alabama historical markers honoring Black heritage, suffrage movement

“The destroyers do not understand that the history is written in our hearts, and we will not allow it to be erased."

Community Seeks Answers After Damage to Decatur Historic Marker.

The "African American Heritage in Old Town Decatur, Alabama" marker signified the historically black neighborhood of Old Town, which was also the first neighborhood of Decatur.

African American historical marker destroyed in Old Town Decatur

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — People in Decatur are outraged after a historical marker was destroyed. This isn't the first time that a marker in the Old Town community has been destroyed. Man charged with murder after person dies from injuries sustained in Florence bar fight “Absolutely I was just devastated when I saw it on the ground,” historian Peggy Allen Towns said. Towns was instrumental in getting the marker placed in 2016 on the corner of…

Concerns raised over whether African American Heritage marker was vandalized

Two historical markers in downtown Decatur were damaged this month — one struck by an 18-wheeler, the other still under investigation as local historians question whether vandalism played a role in the African American Heritage marker's destruction.