It. He got to thinking on his way back, mobile which is close to 300 years old, and he heard his family discussed a lot of the contributions africanamericans had made, so i think this is something we could do in mobile and do it well. He started looking around the city for someone to take on the opportunity of a challenge just depending upon the perspective they looked at it from. After nine months of searching, he found a young lady that said, i will take on the opportunity. Her name was Dora Franklin finley. Dora was my double first cousin. Thats another tour. We wont take that one today, but she accepted the opportunity. She spent five years of her life doing research on places that africanamericans had made significant contributions to the city of mobile. When she finishes, she had 39 locations throughout the city. We will visit about 20 of those today. If i took you on all of them it would take us 6 hours. I would have to find out how you like your fish. Fried or broiled . Do you
Sworn in. Finds he spends the weekly where you get your podcasts. Previously, on american artifacts, tour guide eric finley took us from the safe slave market to africa town founded by captives of the slave ship clotilda up next in part two, we pick up the story after the civil war with mr. Finley describing how African Americans established businesses on the north side of town. This is the first African American mortuary in the state of alabama. They originally opened in 1880s. They built this building in the 1900s. But the real story is mrs. Allen. She started a private school directly behind us in the 1880s. It was called the Josephine Allen institute. Because in the 1800s before the emancipation proclamation, it was against the law for africanamericans to be educated. After the emancipation proclamation, schools started opening everywhere. She opened one to educate young africanamericans. This family actually came to mobile, from virginia. They were never slaves, they were elite. T
Thats going help our temperatures out. But as of right now we cold livermore at 36 dublin at 34. Definitely more mild right along the bay with alameda at 48 oakland at 43 santa rosa you are spot below freezing this morning at 31 degrees. All that but not too far away from freezing at 34. Im talking the nice afternoon that we still have to expect in your forecast. Robin has had a couple of issues on the roadways this morning. It looks like the bay bridge has gotten pretty packed pretty quickly and no fun sitting in this the backup is growing for sure it started off with a little stall at the toll plaza could have crash there was a van that was sitting there. With the damage bumper. We didnt see the accident happened. It was just that one vehicle that caltrans rolled out they pushed it out of the way and that sort of kicked off our back up at the bay bridge toll plaza so started traffic started stocking up behind that and then now we have the usual early commuters coming in so you put it
How are you doing, will . Super bowl weekend. Will right here. Good morning to you both. Thats right. Im live here in tampa. Super bowl lv. I know you are very excited about that jedediah. We will get your picks later. We know you will change the chiefs or the punxsutawney. For now a hometown battle in tampa. Hometown bucs look to be pretty popular, pete. Pete whats the feel . You are there on the ground. Its a little bit different everything is a little bit different whats the vibe in tampa . Will its excited because there is a Hometown Team for the first time Playing In Home Stadium for the super bowl. Its tampered by the bittersweet relation what would it be like if it were a normal year. Street packed and cash registers ringing they recognize its a little down from expectations. Pete absolutely. Jedediah i know you are waiting for my pick. Im waiting for yours, will cain. I had a conversation about it yesterday. You know what . Im going to wait and hold my pick and see who will pic
But some may have to chose their doors. The concerns come as the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise. More than 9300 parents are hospitalized. Amber lee is live from San Francisco. We visited restaurants in three areas to see what they will do if theres further restrictions. At union square, johns grill does a price 00 business. It was closed. Were waiting for the governor to figure out if we do a stay at home order or continue service. In the lynchmond district. Even out door heaters are not enough to warp the chill of a shelter in place order. The cost to keep the restaurant open for take out only is too much. Hes at a breaking point. And caught in a fire or jump over the chief. Reporter many restaurants need help or they wont survive. This is storage, i clean it up. He transformed what was a storage area into outdoor deep dining. Reporter at johns grill the owner is optimistic. Weve been going with the punches and were ready for whatever is to come. Reporter a grou