Episode 177: Such a Force | Clotilda Slave Ship

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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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