Survivors of the Clotilda

The chapter delves into the capture and enslavement of people from a town in Southwest Nigeria by the kingdom of Dahome. It explores the brutal conditions in barracoons, negotiations for human cargo, and the dehumanizing transatlantic voyage. The narrative follows the survivors in America, their struggles post-Civil War, and the establishment of Africa town by former captives.

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