281 10 5481 https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/5dbcef45afc5606ffb5082400d5d4b7f.pdf 083a4e8bee7a4a8dc0b41d56b1041392 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clotilda Collection Subject The topic of the resource Clippings file Description An account of the resource Digital reproduction of the Clotilda archival collection, also including items from the Clotilda and Africatown vertical files. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource scanned images Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text, still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Text Text Any textual data included in the document [...] in the Weekly [...] 12 July 1890 in "[...] of Literature" - an article in [...] Mag [...] this "Last slave ship"- which [...] that the Slaves were from [...] to the Congo & back to the West Indies in 1850. I beg politely to correct the error which [...] The folling information I lately [...] from Cap Tim Meagher, presently living about 3 [...] of Mobile. [...] favorably known to the citizens as Capt of a Schooner [...] who was famous for this daring dangerous enterprise. the Schooner was named the Clotilda of tons, and commanded by Cap Wm Foster, north. when I am also fervently [...] the voyage from Mobile bay to Whidah on the Slave coast [...] the Azores) & who anchored off the small island of [...] and went where [...] interview with the [...] of Dahomey [...] which he shipped [...] the [...] in the [...] of 1860 and brought them & landed [...] at [...] & awfully convenient & wanted [...] but [...] is not at present in my possession. a copy of which however I was [...] I have [...] 2 [...] & [...] for me to understand. [...] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Description An account of the resource Notes concerning the Clotilda Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned image Language A language of the resource English Title A name given to the resource Last Slave Ship Correction Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda-lastslaveshipcorrection-01 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Public Library's Clotilda Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource unknown Type The nature or genre of the resource text Clotilda foster Meagher Meaher https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/734d40edcd6ac879ebf34056a2d0c2d0.pdf 94913196810bef10c0a73ecc4f636f8f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clotilda Collection Subject The topic of the resource Clippings file Description An account of the resource Digital reproduction of the Clotilda archival collection, also including items from the Clotilda and Africatown vertical files. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource scanned images Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text, still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 12A LAST SLAVE SHIP SUNK HERE RAISED Colony of Negroes Who Came Over on the Krotiley Alive At Plateau. "ZUMA" SAID TO BE AGED 25 African "Prince" and Lecturer Will Devote Funds to Care of The Aged Blacks. Mobile is known the world over as one of the historic cities of America. "Mobile" itself means history. There have been many tales of Mobile under five flags; but it remains to be told how the last shipload of slaves from the West African coast ever brought to this country were landed on the shores of Mobile bay. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Last Slave Ship Sunk Here Raised Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper articles Description An account of the resource Newspaper article on the Clotilda Relation A related resource "Last Slave Ship Sunk Here Raised." The Mobile Register, 25 Feb. 1917, p. 12A. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned image Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilde-lastslaveshipsunkhereraised-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 25 February 1917 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Public Library's Clotilda Collection Type The nature or genre of the resource text Clotilda Dahomey Dahomi foster Kogo Lewis Krotiley Plateau Takko Zuma https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/e9e0268b6b731cb0385d5ce12e763553.pdf fe254fe2b124b504b3313f37df960db7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clotilda Collection Subject The topic of the resource Clippings file Description An account of the resource Digital reproduction of the Clotilda archival collection, also including items from the Clotilda and Africatown vertical files. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource scanned images Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text, still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Mobile, Sunday, October 2, 1977 Press Register - 27-A Last slave ship to America docked in Mobile By Kendal Weaver Associated Press Writer In the afterglow of the season of "Roots," folks are remembering Cudjoe Lewis and the last slave ship to America. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Last Slave Ship to America Docked in Mobile Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper articles Description An account of the resource Newspaper article on the Clotilda Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2 October 1977 Relation A related resource Weaver, Kendal. "Last Slave Ship to America Docked in Mobile." Press Register, 2 Oct. 1977, p. 27-A. 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Title A name given to the resource Clotilda Collection Subject The topic of the resource Clippings file Description An account of the resource Digital reproduction of the Clotilda archival collection, also including items from the Clotilda and Africatown vertical files. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource scanned images Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text, still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Last Slave Ships? Wanderer and Clotilda: Echoes in the U.S. Relationship with Africa Raymond W. Copson Paper prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the African Studies Association New Orleans, November 11-14, 2004 Latest Revision, January 2, 2005 Abstract The voyages of the Wanderer and the Clotilda, slave ships that reached U.S. shores on the eve of the Civil War, grew out of a movement sweeping the South in support of resuming the slave trade on a large scale. The voyages constituted major human rights violations, and the perpetrators were never brought to justice. The Wanderer and Clotilda events underscore certain continuities in the U.S. relationship with Africa, including the limited commitment the United States Government has been willing to make to achieve stated humanitarian objectives in Africa. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Last Slave Ships? Wanderer and Clotilda: Echoes in the U.S. Relationship with Africa Subject The topic of the resource Paper Description An account of the resource Paper on the Clotilda and the Wanderer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2 January 2005 Relation A related resource Copson, Raymond W. "Last Slave Ships? Wanderer and Clotilda: Echoes in the U.S. Relationship with Africa." Paper, African Studies Association, 2 Jan. 2005. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned image Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda-lastslaveships-01 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Public Library's Clotilda Collection Type The nature or genre of the resource text Clotilda Copson Wanderer https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/4904bb7902a85ecf8ff14d6f03db2041.pdf 6c545527c2a6f633689b872d320940fb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clotilda Collection Subject The topic of the resource Clippings file Description An account of the resource Digital reproduction of the Clotilda archival collection, also including items from the Clotilda and Africatown vertical files. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource scanned images Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text, still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Mr. Donaldson Dear Sir I have written some of "Schr Clotilda" voyage' and life... at "Grist Mill" with Mr. Jackson Very Respectfully Yours Capt Wm Foster Sept- 29th/90 [different hand] I think the above was written by Mrs[?]. Foster Last Slaver from U.S. to Africa. A.D. 1860. Schr. Clotilda built in Mobile Ala. by Capt Wm Foster A.D. 1856: Fitted out for the coast of Africa to purchase a cargo of Slaves; cleared and sailed from Mobile March 4th with the following cargo: 25 casks of Rice. 80 casks of... Rum. 30 bbl Beef. 40 bbl Pork. 3 bbls Sugar 25 bbls Flour. 4 bbl Bread. 4 bbl Molasses. 25 Boxes dry goods. and sundries. 125 casks water and... thousand ($9,000) dollars in gold: 9 men fore the mast: first and second mates and myself made 12 in all on board: Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Text Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Last Slaver from U.S. to Africa. A.D. 1860 Subject The topic of the resource Eyewitness accounts Description An account of the resource Account of the Clotilda by Captain William Foster Transcription of Capt. Foster’s account of the Clotilda voyage and notes accompanying it (with suggestions in [italics]), by Valerie Ellis, Local History and Genealogy, Mobile Public Library: Mr. Donaldson, Dear Sir, I have written some of “Schr. Clotilda” [“Schr” is Schooner] voyage and left it at “Grist Mill” with Mr. Jackson. Very Respectfully yours, Capt. Wm. Foster Sept. 29th/90 [1890] [The sentence below is in slighter darker ink (perhaps because added later?)] I think the above was written by Mrs. [Mr.? Wm.?] Foster [original seems to be spelled Fostor] Last Slaver from U.S. to Africa. A.D. 1860 Schr Clotilda built in Mobile, Ala., by Wm Foster A.D. 1856. Fitted out for the coast of Africa to purchase a cargo of Slaves; cleared and sailed from Mobile March 4thwith the following cargo: 26 [25?] casks of Rice, 80 casks of augident [maybe aguardiente, meaning contains 29%-60% alcohol?] Rum, 30 bbl. [barrels] Beef, 40 bbl. Pork. 3 bbls Sugar, 25 bbls Flour, 4 bbl Bread, 4 bbl Molasses, 25 Boxes dry goods and sundries, 125 casks water, and nine thousand ($9,000) dollars in gold; 9 men fore the mast, first and second mates and myself made 12 in all on board. March 7th: crossed Mobile Bar with fair winds, and made island of Cuba 3 ½ days, from there to Bermuda. Had rough weather, sprung main boom and other damages. March 17: off Bermuda 60 miles north, encountered a heavy gale of wind lasting nine days with great damage to vessel, having shipped a sea which carried overboard everything on deck except two boats, one fastened on top of midship’s house, and one one cabbin’s [cabin’s] house. Also carried away boat Davits half the steering wheel, and split the Rudder head in three pieces. Portuguese “Man of War” chasing us from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Squalls all day, and about dark our foresail went out of the bolt rope in splinters: the most exciting race I ever saw. April 14th sighted the island Togo Cape De Verde. 16th, Two day[sic] later came to anchor in Porto Praya [Praia], Cape De V. While running to land at “Togo” 8 a.m., we sighted a Portuguese Man of War running for us; we changed course to get away from her, not wishing to be boarded so early on the voyage, as he would follow us for capture. Now having arrived at Porto Praya, Cape D. V., came the trouble to save the vessel! My crew refused duty, and I thought my voyage broken up. However, I made a bargain with my crew to double their wages from first agreement in Mobile, and they went to work cheerfully to repair the vessel; and did not have any trouble with the American Consul, notwithstanding his tact at guessing as to my whither bound, but gave me clearance to trade on the coast of Africa, and recommended to me to go to the island of Anabon [also spelled Annobon] and sell my cargo, as there was a famine on the island. April 22nd, set sail to trade on the coast, while getting under way to leave Porto “Praya” not knowing the current; we ?? [move?] the vessel around and ran into a “Man of War” and carried away her bumkins, sail and main Boom. I thought she would intercept us with shot but did not. Blowing a fine breeze at the time we were soon out of reach of guns, had fine breeze off coast of Cape Palmas. Arrived at Whyda [Whydah] May 15th. 15th: anchored 1 ½ miles from the shore; at 4 p.m. a boat boarded us the same evening to know our business. I told him I wished to exchange commodities and therefore would have to see the Prince and officials. The sea rolling at a fearful height at the time, we could not land in our boats -- but the natives had boats 60 feet long manned by 20 natives, darted through the waves like fish. Having gotten ashore safely, I met with interpreters who kindly congratulated me and gave me in charge of three natives, who put me in a hammock with canopy and carried me into the City of Whyda six miles distant: upon arrival I found splendid accommodations for traders. I spent the night in “Merchant’s Exchange.” Having breakfasted early I with Cicerone [this appears to be an old term for a guide, not necessarily someone named Cicerone – and probably not a beer sommelier, the other definition] sallied forth to see the city and transact my business with the Prince. Cicerone presented me to the ebony Prince, a man of 250 lbs avoirdupois [weight]. Presentation consisted of myself and fifty officials, all of whom fell on their knees in acknowledgement of “His Majesty.” We then partook of social drink, and then I told him my business, that I had nine thousand dollars in gold and merchandise, and wanted to buy a cargo of negroes, for which I agreed to pay one hundred dollars per head, for one hundred and twenty five. After detaining me eight days, I thought him purposing my capture, but during this time I thought it not waste, as I was storing up knowledge of the many things it takes to make up the world: Among the many things that attracted any attention, as we repaired to the place of worship, which consisted of a large square of ground with a wall ten ft. high upon which was covered with snakes – trees in there were loaded with the repulsive things, revelling [possibly swelling, but I think it’s revelling/reveling] in their deified elation [perhaps ulation, misspelling of ululation?]. Devotees attending had them wound around their necks and waists, & had the appearance of our rattlesnake. From thence I went to see the King of Dahomey. Having agreeably transacted affairs with Prince, we went to the warehouse where they had in confinement four thousand captives in a state of nudity, from which they gave me liberty to select one hundred and twenty-five as mine, offering to brand them for me, from which I peremptorily forbid. Commenced taking on cargo of negroes, successfully securing on board one hundred and ten. I told interpreter if he would send the negroes down to the warehouse on the beach and deliver them on board by 10 a.m. I would transfer my cargo to him, to which he agreed. I went on board at 6 a.m. and had my cargo thereon overboard in water-tight casks, and they sent their surf men who swam the casks ashore safely. Early in the morning, I went on board, and left the first mate on shore to tally them aboard; after securing 75 aboard, we had an alarming surprise when man aloft with glass sang out “Sail ho,” steamer leeward [or toward?] ten miles. I looked and, behold black and white flags, signals of distress, interspersed the coast for fifteen miles, and two steamers hove in sight for purpose of capture. The crew thinking our capture inevitable, refused duty and wanted to take any boats from the vessel and go on shore but could not have landed with our boats owing to the surf. While getting underway two more boats came along side with thirty five more negroes, making in all one hundred and ten; left fifteen on the beach having to leave in haste. All under headway, both steamers changed their course to intercept us, the wind being favourable; in a short time we knew we were outsailing them; then my crew showed their appreciation for not letting them take my boats to go on shore; in four hours were out of sight of land and steamers. Twelve days out from Whyda sighted Cape Palmas and Man of War. We thought we were captured. In a short time came a heavy squall, and we were safe; next day struck north east trade winds and going twelve to fourteen miles per hour on June 30th made Abaco light [lighthouse], and came through the hole in the wall. In coming on the Bahama bank at 8 p.m. were running on to a sunken ship with stansions [sic; probably stanchions] in sight. The lookout sang out “hard a starboard” and we passed the ship within ten feet. Next day passed “Tortugas” and two men of war in sight, but took no notice of us, as we disguised our vessel by taking down square sail yards, and fore topmast; appearing as a common coaster and sailed for Mobile, coming through Prilaboy [?? looks like Prilaboy or Pritaboy, but there’s nothing by that name that I know of; the only thing close is Petit Bois Pass/Petit Bois Island in Mississippi] channel into lake Pontchartrain, and anchored off “Point of Pines” Grand Bay, Miss. July 9th went ashore, gave a resident twenty-five dollars for horse and buggy to take me to Mobile. There I got a steam tug to tow schn [schooner?] up Spanish river into the Ala. River at “Twelve Mile Island.” I transferred my Slaves to a river steamboat, and sent them up into the canebrake to hide them until further disposal. I then burned my schr. to the water’s edge and sunk her. July 9th. When anchored off “P. of P.” Miss. The mates and crew did not want me to leave the vessel until they were paid for voyage and said they would kill me if I attempted to take the negroes ashore without their money. Capt. Tim Meaher and party were to have met me there for the purpose of landing negroes, and pay the crew off, and I had made arrangements with the mates and crew, to take the vessel to Tampico and change her name and get clearance for New Orleans – the parties failing to meet me in time, compelled me to come up to Mobile. I hired a tug and went to the vessel to tow her up to Mobile into Spanish River and crew refused to let me have her because I didn’t have time to get the money to pay them. I came back to Mobile and took on board the tug five men and $8,000 dollars, landed [I think] at vessel 9 p.m. Went aboard and settled with them according to my first arrangement in Mobile. We put the mates and crew on steamer and sent them to Montgomery on their way to the northern states. Your most obedient servant Capt. Wm Foster Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 September 1890 4 March 1860 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Scanned image Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilde-lastslaverfromustoafrica-01 Relation A related resource Foster, Capt. William. "Last Slaver from U.S. to Africa." 1860. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Public Library's Clotilda Collection Type The nature or genre of the resource text Clotilda Dahomey foster Meaher Portuguese Man of War Whyda https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/8afd9a13955e1760be23cc3788ee2287.pdf 279b30975f999e3023081d95495ba904 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clotilda Collection Subject The topic of the resource Clippings file Description An account of the resource Digital reproduction of the Clotilda archival collection, also including items from the Clotilda and Africatown vertical files. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational uses as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource scanned images Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text, still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context files-clotilda Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Last Survivor of Slave Ship Deeply Grateful to God, Man By Emma Roche His last dramatic words to me were, “When they tell you Kazoola is dead, say ‘No! Kazoola is not dead – he has gone to heaven to rest.’” Since January he had been ill. Late in that month we took Roark Bradford, author of “All Gawd’s Chillun,” to call on Kazoola, known as Cujo Lewis, last survivor of the last slave ship, Clotilde, and I saw then that death had marked for his own my pathetic old friend. Gone was his merry spirit and keen wit, so characteristic of him but memory, sight and hearing were still intact, and he told Mr. Braford the harrowing story of the African manhunt which resulted in his capture and his bondage in America. Years ago when I made drawings of the survivors of the last slave ship, he asked that I call him “Kazoola,” the name given him by his father and mother in Africa, because is was the name he loved. He lived and died in the house he built for himself 75 years ago – a year after he was brought to Alabama – and in all that time he spent only two nights away from its roof. Here Celie, his African wife, who was afraid at first that Americans would eat her, had lived and died; here his sons had been born, grew up, and died, too. Here during their lifetime the Africans gathered on Sunday afternoons to talk of their African home and to speak their native language. It is substantially built – two rooms opening on a gallery which extends across the front length, with two smaller rooms at the rear. There are no glass windows – only wooden shutters. After he was too weak to be about, when I called to see him the doors and windows would be closed tight. Opening a door, I’d call, “Kazoola,” and out of the gloom a low moan and a “Thank God” would answer me. A feeble one-eyed, old negro ministered to him and a daughter-in-law brought him food. He was made comfortable to the end, and his one sadness was that there was no one left in all the world who could speak to him in his native language. On my last visit I found him sitting in an old rocking chair by the window, the wooden shutter thrown back. He was sitting very straight – his breath short. He looked younger – more like himself of a quarter of a century ago. His eyes seemed very large and full of dreams. I touched his hands and they were as cold as death, though the afternoon was warm. “How is it, Kazoola, that I find you sitting up?” “I will tell you. I remembered that, in Africa, when one was sick and the sun was ready to go down, the sick one was lifted up and held out so.”He held out his arms, as if a limp, sick body might lie across them. “He was held out until the sun went down; then he was put back in bed so.” He made another movement as if laying the sick one back upon a bed, his gesture one of care and gentleness. “I was lying on my bed, and I looked up and knew the sun was about to go down, so I got up to sit by my window, where I can look out.” The window opened to the east, but his eyes were fixed on the reflected glow of the sunset sky. I shall always remember Kazoola as I saw him then, surrounded by the gloom of the room, a shaft of reflected sunset across his face and hands – a veritable Rembrandt painting come to life. He sang for me in his native language the Tarkar death chant as sung in his African home, a stirring chant built upon minor cadences. He then told me that, after he and the other Africans adopted the Christian religion, Poleete, Charlee and he transposed the words of the chant to fit their new belief. “This is how we put it in the American language, and I want you to remember it when I am gone.” He sang these American words to the tune of his African chant: “Jesus Christ, Song of God, Please, Jesus, save my soul. I want to go to heaven When I die, Jesus Christ, Son of God.” Kazoola could neither read nor write, but he was witty, intelligent and had a remarkable memory. His dialect, which many could not understand, was not of the negroid type we know in the south. He was quite eloquent at times, and his words were often fraught with an indescribable pathos. He liked to speak in parables, and most of his talk was allegorical, but toward the end he dropped this manner of speech and spoke more directly, but always picturesquely. He knew his Scripture, could repeat many lines, and tell correctly the verse and chapter from which they were taken. He and his African companions were in Alabama for 10 years before they embraced Christianity. They then built a substantial church on the green next to Kazoola’s home, and he always ranf the bell for services. After he had sung to me his African death chant, he asked that I get pencil and paper and write down the date and place of his conversion. It was Stone Street church in Mobile, in 1869. Benjamin Bush was the pastor. Bush asked Kazoola, “Where do you want to go when you die?” Kazoola replied, pointing to the sky, “I want to go yonder.” Bush then told him of God and the Bible – and Kazoola asked that I record that, ever since hearing the story, he has been ready and willing to die for Jesus. Though no religionist, I have been profoundly touched by Kazoola’s devoted faith. When he has been a recipient of small favors, I have seen him look up to the sky, stretch out his hands and fervently say, “Lord, God, I thank Thee! Jesus, I thank Thee!” When much time elapsed between my visits, when he saw me again, tears of gratitude would flow down his cheeks, and he would look up to the God he believed lived just above him in the sky and say, “Lord! God! I thank Thee that I see her once again.” About a year ago I called – the interval had been long since I had seen him. “How are you, Kazoola?” I asked “I will tell you,” he replied, and resorted to a parable. “Suppose you own a little cat and a little dog. In the morning you get up and feed the little cat and give it water but you forget all about the little dog – how is it that you expect that little dog to live?” He had much wisdom and only a few years ago he refused an opulent offer to appear in a vaudeville show in New York city. In sight of his home on a gentle hillside under tall pines lie his wife and all his African companions. “All I have lies in American soil,” he would say, pointing to the graves beneath the pines. On July 29 Kazoola, the last of that pitiful, gallant band of Africans, was laid on the hillside, too, and perhaps his last words to me are true, “Kazoola is not dead – he has gone to heaven to rest.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Last Survivor of Slave Ship Deeply Grateful to God, Man Subject The topic of the resource Kazoola Description An account of the resource Mobile Press article about the passing of Kazoola, also known as Cujo Lewis Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emma Roche Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Press Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Press Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 18, 1935 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Last-Survivor-of-Slave-Ship-August-1935 Africatown Clotilda Clotilde Cudjoe 'Kazoola' Lewis Kazzola https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/f41e59a1ce52fdf505fb6f9e5dff4990.pdf b3b9633c3a7bd7fd4e11f34f58c0e298 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Lavender, William L. DOB: 05-April-1916 Fairhope, AL DOD: 16-January-2009 Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Mobile Memorial Gardens Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lavender, William L. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rev. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mobile Death Records 1908 Subject The topic of the resource Death certificates Death records Description An account of the resource Death records of Mobile County, Alabama, for the year 1908 Mobile County death records for 1876-1908 available at the Local History & Genealogy division of Mobile Public Library. Contact mainlhg@mplonline.org to request a search Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Death records on microfiche Mobile County Health Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These files may be freely used for educational and research purposes. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context death-records-1908 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mobile County, Alabama Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Lavett, Mary Cert.#729 DOD: 29 June 1908 Race: Black Magnolia Cemetery Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data microfiche Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lavett, Mary Description An account of the resource Death certificate of Mary Lavett Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 June 1908 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context death-1908-Lavett Subject The topic of the resource Death certificates Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile County Death Records 1908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Mobile County Health Department Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Text death Lavett magnolia cemetery https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/db703075cd8419aab143241710e76361.pdf 3bd36fb866b9ddd6850a5580411073aa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mobile Death Records 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Death certificates Death records Description An account of the resource Death records of Mobile County, Alabama, for the year 1876 Mobile County death records for 1876-1908 available at the Local History & Genealogy division of Mobile Public Library. Contact mainlhg@mplonline.org to request a search Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Death records on microfiche Mobile County Health Department Index Books A-K and L-Z Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context death-records-1876 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mobile County, Alabama Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Lavinghouse, Stillborn infant of Edward and Sarah Cert.#1059 DOD: Nov. 1,1876 Race: White Magnolia Cemetery Pauper's Graveyard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lavinghouse, Stillborn Subject The topic of the resource Death Certificates Description An account of the resource Death certificate for prematurely born daughter of Edward and Sarah Lavinghouse Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Death Records 1876 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Mobile County Health Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Nov. 1, 1876 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Microfiche Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context death-1876-Lavinghouse-stillborn death Lavinghouse magnolia cemetery Pauper's Graveyard stillborn https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/735e6d0aaf0b65fb559e6f69c3f13ef8.pdf e35ec128b38bd59b7cee6786102e5c63 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mobile Death Records 1876 Subject The topic of the resource Death certificates Death records Description An account of the resource Death records of Mobile County, Alabama, for the year 1876 Mobile County death records for 1876-1908 available at the Local History & Genealogy division of Mobile Public Library. Contact mainlhg@mplonline.org to request a search Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Death records on microfiche Mobile County Health Department Index Books A-K and L-Z Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context death-records-1876 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mobile County, Alabama Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Law, William Cert.# 1104 DOD: Nov. 12, 1876 Race: Black Magnolia Cemetery Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Law, William Subject The topic of the resource Death Certificates Description An account of the resource Death certificate for William Law, infant son of Robin and Lucy Law Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mobile Death Records 1876 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Nov. 12, 1876 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Microfiche Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context death-1876-Law-William death Law magnolia cemetery