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Finding a ship in the depths of the Mobile River does not erase the fact that this nation has lied about the depths of its character since its inception.
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While the discovery of the Clotilda is powerful—and the feelings of connectedness and closure, no matter how painful, must be incredible—the people of Africatown deserve more than soliloquies about slavery; they deserve reparations. essence.com/news/clotilda-…
Oluale Kossola, renamed Cudjo Lewis (or Cudjoe Lewis), in the U.S., was one of the last living Clotilda survivors and pioneers of Africatown.
In 1927, at age 86, he shared his lived experiences with author, journalist, playwright, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. Her book, Barracoon, includes his story.
Oluale Kossola, who was a member of the Tarkbar tribe, died in 1935.
His bones are buried in Africatown.
Oluale Kossola, who was a member of the Tarkbar tribe, died in 1935.
His bones are buried in Africatown.
