PHOTOS: Crews on Alabama Coast Studying Remains of Last Slave Ship
A crew working on the Alabama coast is assessing the remains of the last slave ship known to have landed in the United States, more than 160 years ago.
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Researchers Returning to Alabama Coast Monday to Study Last U.S. Slave Ship
Researchers are returning to the Alabama coast to assess the sunken remains of the last slave ship to bring captive Africans to the United States.
State Officials Say They’ve Identified the Last Slave Ship, “Clotilda”
Alabama historical officials say researchers have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States. A statement issued Wednesday by the Alabama Historical Commission says remains of the Gulf schooner Clotilda have been identified and verified after months of assessment. The commission’s executive director, Lisa Demetropoulos Jones, calls the discovery “an…
