it exists at all because of the tenacity of 110 occupants of the Clotilda—the last slave ship to have entered America under the cloak of night. As the story goes, in 1860, a wealthy landowner ...

In 1860, Timothy Meaher with Captain William Foster illegally carried over a hundred enslaved Africans on the Clotilda then wrecked and abandoned the ship to conceal their trip. The slave trade ...

Saturday, April 12 will mark the 160th anniversary of my ancestors learning about their freedom. On April 12, 1865, union ...

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The Clotilda’s arrival into the Mobile Bay occurred in 1860, or 52 years after the transatlantic slave trade had been ...

When you raise that Clotilda… oh my god.” You may also like Netflix’s Descendant: the Obamas’ powerful new documentary tells the story of the last known slave ship to reach the US Brief ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A plaque unveiling on Saturday recognized Lewis Quarters, 7 acres purchased by survivors of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S. During a ceremony ...

from uncovering the fascinating history of the Clotilda – the last-known slave ship to arrive in the U.S. – to celebrating Carnival at the country's oldest Mardi Gras event. Read on to ...