1800s Shipwreck discovered
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found a sunken ship on the floor of the ocean. It is resting in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) discovered the ship during a routine test in May of 2019. The remains of the wooden…
A telling discovery: Wreckage of last American slave ship found
In 1860, a wealthy Alabama landowner came up with a scheme to smuggle African slaves into the United States on a schooner named Clotilda. Importing slaves had been illegal since 1808, and prices in the domestic slave trade were high. After a six-week journey, the ship delivered 110 captives to…
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