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Exploring the Clotilda, the last known slave ship in the U.S., brings hope

Descendant Vernetta Henson sits outside Union Baptist Church in Africatown. The church was started by Clotilda survivors in 1869. To her left is the bust of Cudjoe Lewis, one of Africatown's founders. (NPR)
Descendant Vernetta Henson sits outside Union Baptist Church in Africatown. The church was started by Clotilda survivors in 1869. To her left is the bust of Cudjoe Lewis, one of Africatown's founders. (NPR)

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