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Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis – the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade died in 1935...

 
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Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis – the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade died in 1935

Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis (c. 1840 – 1935), or Cudjo Lewis, was the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States. He was on the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring slaves to the United States. The ship landed in Mobile in 1860. He lived near Mobile in Africa Town. […]

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PATRON + First White Settlers in River Bend, Bibb County, Alabama, the Pratts & Fletchers

W. P. Wallace wrote a series of articles in The Centreville Press about Bibb County, Alabama’s history. This one of his transcribed articles transcribed from The Centreville Press, Centreville, Alabama August 5 & 17, 1899 FIRST WHITE SETTLERS of Bibb County By W. P. Wallace William Fletcher was son-in-law of Richard Pratt and brother-in-law to […]

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PATRON – Notes found on the 1850 census of Perry County, Alabama

NOTES FOUND ON THE 1850 CENSUS OF PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA J. Hugh LeBaron 100 South Rosebud Lane Starkville, MS 39759 HLeBaron@aol.com 1 JOHN LOCKHART was a member of Siloam Church in Marion, Alabama. [Lovelace, History of Siloam] 2 EUGENIA LOCKHART married E. H. BERNHARD and graduated from Judson Institute in 1849. [History of Judson College] […]

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