African-American Heritage Media Coverage

In 2019, an international spotlight was cast upon Mobile after remnants of the Clotilda were discovered in the Tensaw River Delta. The Clotilda, the last American slave ship that continued illegal voyages nearly 50 years after the Transatlantic slave trade was outlawed, carried 110 enslaved Africans into Mobile Bay. After emancipation, the survivors of the Clotilda established Africatown. The Africatown community has been revitalized and transformed into a memorial to the resilience of the survivors and the diligence of their descendants years later. Read some of the national and international media coverage regarding the discovery of the Clotilda, the opening of Africatown Heritage House and more below.