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The Clotilda and the Last Slave Ship to America
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States, which illegally smuggled 110 Africans into Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1860, decades after the importation of slaves was banned. They follow the journey of the ship's captain, William Foster, and the wealthy steamboat owner Timothy Meaher, who financed the voyage on a bet. The episode delves into the harrowing experience of the captives, who were from the Yoruba and other West African ethnic groups, and their subsequent lives in slavery. After emancipation, these…
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