The schooner Clotilda (often misspelled Clotilde) was the last known U.S. slave ship to bring captives from Africa to the United States, arriving at Mobile Bay, in autumn 1859 [1] or on July 9, 1860, [2][3] …

Clotilda, schooner built near the city of Mobile, Alabama, in 1855. The last known trafficking of enslaved people from West Africa to the United States took place on the ship in 1860.

Sep 5, 2025 · The Clotilda was the last ship to transport slaves from Africa to the United States in July 1860. How could the Clotilda import slaves in 1860 when the Atlantic slave trade was illegal?

The Clotilda was a two-masted wooden ship owned by steamboat captain and shipbuilder Timothy Meaher. Meaher wagered another wealthy white man that he could bring a cargo of enslaved …

Oct 3, 2025 · The Clotilda was a large two-masted sailing vessel of the schooner class that was the last ship to have brought enslaved Africans illegally to the United States in 1860.

May 22, 2019 · After being freed by Union soldiers in 1865, the Clotilda’s survivors sought to return to Africa, but they didn’t have enough money.

The schooner Clotilda smuggled African captives into the U.S. in 1860, more than 50 years after importing slaves was outlawed.