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Cudjoe Lewis

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One of the last known survivors of the Atlantic Slave Trade

WritersLived 1835 to 1935 · aged 100
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Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis, born Oluale Kossola, and also known as Cudjo Lewis, was the third-to-last adult survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the Americas. Together with 115 other African captives, he was brought to the United States on board the ship Clotilda in 1860.

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A map drawn by Lewis to illustrate his captureA map drawn by Lewis to illustrate his captureLewis and fellow Clotilda survivor Abaché (Clara Turner) c. 1914. By then there were eight surviving members of the Clotilda group.Lewis and fellow Clotilda survivor Abaché (Clara Turner) c. 1914. By then there were eight surviving members of the Clotilda group.Lewis' commemorative marker in Plateau Cemetery, AfricatownLewis' commemorative marker in Plateau Cemetery, Africatown

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Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis, born Oluale Kossola, and also known as Cudjo Lewis, was the third-to-last adult survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the Americas. Together with 115 other African captives, he was brought to the United States on board the ship Clotilda in 1860. The captives were landed in backwaters of the Mobile River near Mobile, Alabama, and hidden from authorities. The ship was scuttled to evade discovery, and remained undiscovered until May 2019.

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Lived 1835 to 1935 · aged 100
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