What Eventually Happened to the Clotilda?
In the Case of the Clotilda, the Voyage's Sponsors Were Based in the South and Planned to Buy Slaves in Whydah, Dahomey. After the Voyage, the Ship Was Burned...
In the case of the Clotilda, the voyage's sponsors were based in the South and planned to buy slaves in Whydah, Dahomey. After the voyage, the ship was burned and scuttled in Mobile Bay in an attempt to destroy the evidence.
What happened to AfricaTown?
Up until World War II, Africatown survived as a distinct community, but later it was absorbed as a neighborhood of Mobile. It was also known as Plateau. The Cudjo Lewis Memorial Statue was placed in front of the Union Missionary Baptist Church in 1959, in recognition of his leadership in the community.
Who was the owner of the Clotilda?
Timothy Meaher (1812 – 3 March 1892) was a wealthy Irish-American slave trader, businessman and landowner. He owned the slave-ship Clotilda. He was responsible for the last illegal transport of slaves from Africa to the United States in 1860.
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