One Montevallo, We’re better together.
Join us in building unity through storytelling.
Help recover and preserve our history, our community, and our legacy.
The Montevallo Legacy Project finds, preserves, and shares stories of our town’s past. Our mission is to uncover legacies that light the way to a more promising future for Montevallo citizens. We believe in the transformative power of storytelling. We invite others to join us in the effort of creating narratives that imagine and foster a more inclusive future for members of all communities.
Untold Stories of Black Montevallo
Stories Our Own Way
Montevallo African American Heritage Trail
MLP/Shelby NAACP Scholarship
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Untold Stories
Montevallo African American Heritage Trail
Learn more about Montevallo’s African American history by following the African American Heritage Trail, organized in collaboration with the MLP and Montevallo Historic Preservation Commission. As locations for the Heritage Trail are approved and installed, the MLP is developing a digital trail containing expanded interpretation of Montevallo’s history.
Ward Chapel AME Church
Members of Montevallo's Ward Chapel A.M.E Church, tucked behind city hall on West Street, are rightly proud of their rich history. Last year the church celebrated 150 years of service to the community. Ward Chapel is Montevallo's oldest historically Black church and one of the fifteen oldest A.M.E. churches in the state.
Featured Location
Discover untold narratives and overlooked perspectives at the upcoming panel discussion at the Wallace Center for Arts and Reconciliation in Harpersville this weekend, featuring notable speakers like Elijah Gaddis, Albert “Peter” Datcher, and Kathy King. Join us for an evening of storytelling, education, and dialogue aimed at fostering communal gathering, understanding, and reconciliation around the complex history of slavery in America. After the panel, continue the conversation over dinner and a fireside chat, and for a unique immersive experience, spend the night in the historic Wallace House, a former plantation, where interpretive storytelling encourages reflection and deepens your connection to history.