Short answers, pulled from the story.
French colonists founded the Old Mobile Site in 1702. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville established this settlement to control France's claims to La Louisiane.
Between 1940 and 1943 more than 89,000 people relocated to Mobile to work in shipyards or at Brookley Army Air Field. A race riot broke out on the 24th of May 1943 when whites objected to African Americans being promoted to welder positions.
Mobile has the longest history of celebrating Mardi Gras in the United States dating back to the early 18th century during the French colonial period. Carnival was first celebrated in Mobile in 1703 when colonial French Catholic settlers carried out their traditional celebration at the Old Mobile Site.
University of South Alabama remains the largest employer in the city with 11,500 employees followed by Mobile County Public School System with 7,200 staff members. Infirmary Health Systems employs 4,700 people while Austal USA maintains a workforce of 3,000 workers.
The population reached 187,041 according to 2020 census figures before estimated growth to 204,689 following annexation in July 2023. Census data showed 40.12% White population alongside 51.06% Black or African American population representing substantial demographic change from previous decades.