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The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning

The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning

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  • Create Date：2022-02-10 11:21:47
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Ben Raines
  • ISBN：1797138103
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Reviews

Ann ，

Incredibly interesting， fact based research on this ship and the Africans stolen from their homes and kidnapped。 Cudjo， the last living survivor of the slaves， never stopped missing and loving Africa and his home。 He was such an beautiful and loving man。 He suffered great losses after he was freed losing his wife and 5 children but remained a forgiving person。

Martha Meyer ，

Unbelievably good story about the last ship to bring captured Africans to America， the Clotilda！ The author is the journalist and tour boat captain who found the Clotilda after the boat was burned and sunk in 1859， hidden for 160 years。 The author however focuses mostly the story on of the man who financed the trip and whose descendants exploited the people， the sea captain who traveled to Benin to buy people， the Dahomey nation in Benin that captured and sold their neighbors， and most important Unbelievably good story about the last ship to bring captured Africans to America， the Clotilda！ The author is the journalist and tour boat captain who found the Clotilda after the boat was burned and sunk in 1859， hidden for 160 years。 The author however focuses mostly the story on of the man who financed the trip and whose descendants exploited the people， the sea captain who traveled to Benin to buy people， the Dahomey nation in Benin that captured and sold their neighbors， and most importantly， the Africans who arrived in America against their will and how they fought back and built a home for themselves。 It is also a call to action to preserve the ship and the town created by its "cargo，" Africatown。 This story can add to our national conversation just as Ashley's sack or the 1619 project does。 And it is written in thrilling prose， a page-turner as an 160 year old mystery is solved。 。。。more

Camille R ，

I enjoyed 'The Last Slave Ship'， but I think Ben Raines could have gone into deeper detail for certain parts of this story。 The toxic chemicals from the paper mills in Africatown could be its own entire book。 I enjoyed 'The Last Slave Ship'， but I think Ben Raines could have gone into deeper detail for certain parts of this story。 The toxic chemicals from the paper mills in Africatown could be its own entire book。 。。。more

MARY L ，

The true story of the Clotilda。 a ship that left Mobile， Alabama for Africa and returned with 110 slaves。 The descriptions of how the slaves were captured and sold to the Meaher family was horrific。 To avoid detection the ship was burned and sunk。 For 5 years the Africans were slaves looked down upon by American born slaves。 When the Civil War ended， the freed slaves built the town Africatown。 The book details the lives of descendants of the slaves and Meaher family and the discovery of the Clot The true story of the Clotilda。 a ship that left Mobile， Alabama for Africa and returned with 110 slaves。 The descriptions of how the slaves were captured and sold to the Meaher family was horrific。 To avoid detection the ship was burned and sunk。 For 5 years the Africans were slaves looked down upon by American born slaves。 When the Civil War ended， the freed slaves built the town Africatown。 The book details the lives of descendants of the slaves and Meaher family and the discovery of the Clotilda over 150 years later。 This book should be required reading for high school students。 。。。more

Nina DuBois ，

Very very good。 This book is about so much more than solely the Clotilda， but branches out into histories of the people， places， and events that happened surrounding the ship as well。 I learned so much reading this book as well and it was great reading how they went about discovering this information。

Maridith Geuder ，

Well researched and important history。

Penny ，

I'm not a native Mobilian but have called it home for the last 5 years。 I had never heard of the Clotilda until I heard news snippets about its discovery a couple years go。 I was thrilled to get my hands on this detailed account of the history of the individuals stolen from their home and brought here。 It is heartbreaking to hear their stories and I hope a museum to honor these people and their resilience comes to fruition。 It's not enough to rectify the injustices they've suffered， but it would I'm not a native Mobilian but have called it home for the last 5 years。 I had never heard of the Clotilda until I heard news snippets about its discovery a couple years go。 I was thrilled to get my hands on this detailed account of the history of the individuals stolen from their home and brought here。 It is heartbreaking to hear their stories and I hope a museum to honor these people and their resilience comes to fruition。 It's not enough to rectify the injustices they've suffered， but it would be a start。 。。。more

Finney Moore ，

David Magee recommend

Jeanne ，

I sincerely loved this book - experienced so many emotions reading it - true education of slavery and especially in the Mobile， Alabama area。

Emily Koelzer ，

The journey of the enslaved people who were captured and brought to the United States on the Clotilda， the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States。 'The Last Slave Ship' is a story about trauma and resilience in the face of systemic racism。 The conclusion of this book is so gripping yet touching。 You're not going to want to put it down but when you do （you only will because there is no more book left to read）， you'll want to just sit with your emotions for a while because there is a The journey of the enslaved people who were captured and brought to the United States on the Clotilda， the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States。 'The Last Slave Ship' is a story about trauma and resilience in the face of systemic racism。 The conclusion of this book is so gripping yet touching。 You're not going to want to put it down but when you do （you only will because there is no more book left to read）， you'll want to just sit with your emotions for a while because there is a lot to feel。Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more