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Author:

Robertson, Natalie S.

Title:

The slave ship Clotilda and the making of AfricaTown, USA : spirit of our ancestors / Natalie S. Robertson.

Publisher:

Praeger,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xiv, 256 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Slaves--Alabama--History--19th century.
West Africans--Alabama--History--19th century.
West Africans--Alabama--Biography.
Slaves--Alabama--Biography.
Clotilda (Ship)
Slave trade--Mobile--Mobile--History--19th century.
Slavery--Alabama--History--19th century.
Mobile (Ala.)--History--19th century.
Slave ships--Alabama.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-244) and index.

Contents:

Preulude to peril -- Voyage of the slaver Clotilda -- The Dahomean dimension -- Atlantic passage -- In the jaws of the lion -- Central Nigeria -- The founding of AfricaTown -- Spirit of our ancestors -- Crossroads.

ISBN:

0275994910 (alk. paper)
9780275994914 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007044010

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)