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

Author/creator Robertson, Natalie S.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Descriptionxiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Clotilda (Ship)
Enslaved persons--Alabama. --History. --19th century.
West Africans--Alabama. --History. --19th century.
West Africans--Alabama. --Biography.
Enslaved persons--Alabama. --Biography.
Slave trade--Alabama. --Mobile. --History. --19th century.
Slavery--Alabama. --History. --19th century.
Mobile (Ala.)--History. --19th century.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-244) and index.
LCCN 2007044010
ISBN9780275994914 (alk. paper)
ISBN0275994910 (alk. paper)