"Few people are cognizant of the fact that the transatlantic slave trade consisted of both a legal trade and an illegal trade that began after January 1, 1808. Despite statutory prohibitions against slave smuggling, American citizens continued to smuggle African captives into the United States up to and beyond the threshold of the Civil War. " Among the Africans who survived the Clotilde was Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis. He gave interviews to the many writers who studied Africatown during the early 20th century. Up until World War II, Africatown remained a distinct community. pic Abaché and Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis at Africatown in the 1910s.
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