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Sylviane A. Diouf traces the experiences of 110 men, women, and children smuggled into Alabama aboard the Clotilda in 1860. Their capture in Ouidah, passage through the slave pen, and life under American slavery are documented alongside accounts from American‑born enslaved families. After emancipation, the group dispersed across plantations, then reunited to establish African Town, a settlement governed by African customary law, where they preserved their native languages and insisted on the use of African names. The community remains a living legacy of Clotilda descendants.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Sylviane A. Diouf
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