Last slave ship from Africa is found on Alabama coast

Birmingham, 翼. • Researchers working in the murky waters of the northern Gulf Coast have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, historical officials said Wednesday. Remains of the Gulf schooner Clotilda were identified and verified near Mobile after months of assessment, a statement by the Alabama Historical Commission said. The wooden vessel was scuttled the year before the Civil War to hide evidence of its illegal trip and hasn’t been seen since…阅读更多