Saturday, April 12 will mark the 160th anniversary of my ancestors learning about their freedom. On April 12, 1865, union ...

In 1860, Timothy Meaher with Captain William Foster illegally carried over a hundred enslaved Africans on the Clotilda then wrecked and abandoned the ship to conceal their trip. The slave trade ...

Evading Federal law, despite the threat of punishment by hanging, the man commissioned a captain and repurposed a lumber ship called the Clotilda for the long voyage to Africa. Having successfully ...

Situated on the Gulf Coast, Mobile, Alabama, is rich in history and culture, and visitors to this port city will find plenty to do, from uncovering the fascinating history of the Clotilda – the ...

A plaque unveiling on Saturday recognized Lewis Quarters, 7 acres purchased by survivors of the Clotilda, the last known ...

It sat adjacent to the vandalized busts of Cudjoe Lewis, the famed survivor of the Clotilda, and Africatown’s most ...

When you raise that Clotilda… oh my god.” You may also like Netflix’s Descendant: the Obamas’ powerful new documentary tells the story of the last known slave ship to reach the US Brief ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Scientific findings from Clotilda were shown at the phase three results meeting put on by the Alabama Historical Commission at Robert Hope Community Center. The meeting ...

The installation marked the 155th anniversary of the land's purchase by founders of Lewis Quarters and Clotilda survivors.