After Words

Nick Tabor, "Africatown - America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created"

03.05.2023 - By C-SPANPlay

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Nick Tabor traced the history & impact of nearby industries on Africatown in Alabama, a community established by the last slaves brought to the U.S. in 1860. He reported on the conditions of the community up through today with some direct descendants of the founders of Africatown still residing in the community.  He was interviewed by White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Vice Chair Catherine Flowers.

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