Africatown : America's last slave ship and the community it created
by Tabor, Nick (Author)
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Summary
"In 1860, a ship called the Clotilda was smuggled through the Alabama Gulf Coast, carrying the last group of enslaved people ever brought to the U.S. from West Africa. Five years later, the shipmates were emancipated, but they had no way of getting back home. Instead they created their own community... Full description
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Main Language
English
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English
Edition
First edition.
Subjects
African Americans > Alabama > Mobile > History.
West Africans > Alabama > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Alabama > History > 19th century.