Episode 177: Such a Force | Clotilda Slave Ship
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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