History exists beyond what is written. For years, residents of Africatown in Mobile, Alabama, have told stories about their ancestors. Their forefathers were enslaved and transferred in 1860 on the Clotilda, the last known and illegal slave ship. Though the ship was destroyed on arrival, its memories and legacy were not. The long-awaited finding of Clotilda's remains now provides this community with a tangible link to their ancestors as well as validation of a past that many wanted to bury.
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History exists beyond what is written. For years, residents of Africatown in Mobile, Alabama, have told stories about their ancestors. Their forefathers were enslaved and transferred in 1860 on the Clotilda, the last known and illegal slave ship. Though the ship was destroyed on arrival, its memories and legacy were not. The long-awaited finding of Clotilda's remains now provides this community with a tangible link to their ancestors as well as validation of a past that many wanted to bury.
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