Clotilda descendants commemorated the 162nd anniversary of the harrowing voyage of the last known slave ship.
They gathered at noon Saturday underneath the Cochrane-Africatown Bridge for the “Landing Ceremony” -- to not only remember the 110 people who made the voyage, but to lay a ceremonial wreath.Descendants wore white to pay homage to those brave men and women.
Another descendant said: “They made a way for themselves. They made a way for themselves in the community. They made a way. If they could do that, we could do that. If they could do that, we could come together as one people and make this thing work.” Following the landing ceremony, the 1st Annual 5K Community Walk through Historic Plateau got underway with the Africatown Plateau Pacers taking the lead and organizing the event.
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