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Episode 177: Such a Force | Clotilda Slave Ship

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Hillary and Tina cover America's last slave ship, the Clotilda.

Once a ship of human suffering, the Clotilda set the stage for an unimaginable bet. BUT its legacy continues to haunt Alabama’s history.

Sources

Hillary's Story
The Guardian
'Still fighting': Africatown, site of last US slave shipment, sues over pollution--by Lauren Zanolli

National Geographic

Last American slave ship is discovered in Alabama--by Joel K. Bourne

National Museum of African History

The Clotilda Has Been Found

NPR WLRN

Exploring the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the U.S., brings hope--by Debbie Elliot and Marisa Penaloza of Morning Edition

The New York Times

Last Known Slave Ship Is Remarkably Well Preserved, Researchers Say--by Michael Levenson

Smithsonian Magazine

The ‘Clotilda,’ the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found--by Allison Keyes

Time

A New Netflix Documentary Recounts the Last Known Slave Ship—and the Community Who Won't Let the World Forget--by Olivia B. Waxman

Wikipedia

Africatown
Clotilda (slave ship)
Cudjoe Lewis
Redoshi

Photos

Timothy Meaher--from public domain via Encyclopedia of Alabama
Cudjoe and Abache Lewis--by Emma Langdon Roche (public domain) via Wikipedia
Mural of the Clotilda--photo by Emily Kask via Time
Africatown Sign--by Amy Walker via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Piece of Clotilda Wreckage--by Joe Turner via Time

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