History Extra podcast Clotilda: the last slave ship to America
Apr 9, 2024
Historian Hannah Durkin discusses the last illegal voyage of the Clotilda slave ship in 1860, post-abolition slave trade statistics, challenges in enforcing anti-slavery laws, the brutal conditions of the transatlantic voyage, survivors' struggles in America, and the legacy of the Clotilda on the civil rights movement.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Continuation of the Slave Trade in the United States and Challenges in Patrolling
03:04 • 2min
Exploring the Intriguing History of the Clotilda Slave Ship
05:20 • 4min
Survivors of the Clotilda
08:51 • 19min
Comparing African and Chattel Slavery in the Context of European Arrival
27:25 • 2min
Uncovering the Legacy of the Clotilda
29:51 • 5min