{"product_id":"the-survivors-of-the-clotilda-the-lost-stories-of-the-last-captives-of-the-american-slave-trade-hardcover","title":"The Survivors of the Clotilda: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the American Slave Trade - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHannah Durkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoining the ranks of Rebecca Skloot's \u003cem\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u003c\/em\u003e and Zora Neale Hurston's rediscovered classic \u003cem\u003eBarracoon\u003c\/em\u003e, an immersive and revelatory history of the \u003cem\u003eClotilda, \u003c\/em\u003e the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors--the last documented survivors of any slave ship--whose lives diverged and intersected in profound ways.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eClotilda\u003c\/em\u003e, the last slave ship to land on American soil, docked in Mobile Bay, Alabama, in July 1860--more than half a century after the passage of a federal law banning the importation of captive Africans, and nine months before the beginning of the Civil War. The last of its survivors lived well into the twentieth century. They were the last witnesses to the final act of a terrible and significant period in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this epic work, Dr. Hannah Durkin tells the stories of the \u003cem\u003eClotilda\u003c\/em\u003e's 110 captives, drawing on her intensive archival, historical, and sociological research. \u003cem\u003eThe Survivors of the Clotilda\u003c\/em\u003e follows their lives from their kidnappings in what is modern-day Nigeria through a terrifying 45-day journey across the Middle Passage; from the subsequent sale of the ship's 103 surviving children and young people into slavery across Alabama to the dawn of the Civil Rights movement in Selma; from the foundation of an all-Black African Town (later Africatown) in Northern Mobile--an inspiration for writers of the Harlem Renaissance, including Zora Neale Hurston--to the foundation of the quilting community of Gee's Bend--a Black artistic circle whose cultural influence remains enormous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn astonishing, deeply compelling tapestry of history, biography, and social commentary, \u003cem\u003eThe Survivors of the Clotilda\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force that deepens our knowledge and understanding of the Black experience and of America and its tragic past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Survivors of the Clotilda\u003c\/em\u003e includes 30 artworks and photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978555916589,"sku":"9780063072992","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QC6e2uyv_C9780063072992.webp?v=1775805792","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-survivors-of-the-clotilda-the-lost-stories-of-the-last-captives-of-the-american-slave-trade-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}