From the West Alabama Newsroom– Historians and marine service experts continue to explore the underwater wreckage of the Clotilda — the last-known slave ship to bring slaves to the United States. However, the legacy of the ship — extends far beyond the site of the wreckage. The Clotilda brought 110 enslaved people from Africa to Mobile — 50 years after…
A crew working on the Alabama coast is assessing the remains of the last slave ship known to have landed in the United States, more than 160 years ago.
Researchers are returning to the Alabama coast to assess the sunken remains of the last slave ship to bring captive Africans to the United States.
Alabama historical officials say researchers have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States. A statement issued Wednesday by the Alabama Historical Commission says remains of the Gulf schooner Clotilda have been identified and verified after months of assessment. The commission’s executive director, Lisa Demetropoulos Jones, calls the discovery “an…
