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 (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/26/africatown-site-of-last-us-slave-ship-arrival-sues-over-factorys-pollution)--by Lauren Zanolli National Geographic Last American slave ship is discovered in Alabama (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/clotilda-the-last-american-slave-ship-found-in-alabama)--by Joel K. Bourne National Museum of African History The Clotilda Has Been Found (https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/clotilda-has-been-found) NPR WLRN Exploring the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the U.S., brings hope (https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105007375/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 (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/25/us/clotilda-slaveship-africa-alabama.html)--by Michael Levenson Smithsonian Magazine The ‘Clotilda,’ the Last Known Slave Ship to Arrive in the U.S., Is Found (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/clotilda-last-known-slave-ship-arrive-us-found-180972177/)--by Allison Keyes Time A New Netflix Documentary Recounts the Last Known Slave Ship—and the Community Who Won't Let the World Forget (https://time.com/6223809/descendant-netflix-clotilda-history/)--by Olivia B. Waxman Wikipedia Africatown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africatown) Clotilda (slave ship) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clotilda_(slave_ship)) Cudjoe Lewis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cudjoe_Lewis) Redoshi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redoshi) Photos Timothy Meaher (https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/m-4013.jpg)--from public domain via Encyclopedia of Alabama Cudjoe and Abache Lewis (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Cudjoe_Abache.jpg)--by Emma Langdon Roche (public domain) via Wikipedia Mural of the Clotilda (https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Clotilda-2.jpg?quality=85&w=1600)--photo by Emily Kask via Time Africatown Sign (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Welcome_to_Africatown_%28cropped%29.jpg/1920px-Welcome_to_Africatown_%28cropped%29.jpg)--by Amy Walker via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Piece of Clotilda Wreckage (https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Clotilda-1.jpg?quality=85&w=1600)--by Joe Turner via Time