Lewis Landing Park Honors Clotilda Legacy | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 11, 2026 · 1m

A new waterfront park in Africatown, Lewis Landing, opens with kayaking, fishing, and gathering spaces — but its true power lies in honoring the Clotilda, the last slave ship to reach U.S. soil. Just steps from Lewis Quarters, named after a survivor, the park coincides with the first Africatown Community Middle Passage Convening — a powerful gathering to confront the trauma of the transatlantic slave trade, celebrate ancestral resilience, and weave history into community strength. Through prayers, drumming, dancing, and shared stories, attendees honor those who survived, preserved culture…