Ever since journalist and filmmaker Ben Raines found the long-lost Clotilda slave ship in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, he has been on a one-man crusade to raise the wreckage and display it in a world-class museum.
) - Ever since journalist and filmmaker Ben Raines found the long-lost Clotilda slave ship, he has been on a one-man crusade to raise the wreckage and display it in a world-class museum.to determine if that can be done.“When I hear the state archaeologist say over and over again, ‘We’re looking at preserving in situ,’ what that means is leave it in the mud to rot forever,” he said. “It’s just so short-sighted. You know, we can’t let Alabama be that stupid.
“The Alabama Historical Commission is assessing what are the best ways to tell the story,” he said. “It’s a very fragile piece of history. The Historical Commission will consult with a number of experts on how best to tell the story.” Timothy Meaher ordered the slave run – in violation of federal law at the time – as part of a bet that he could successfully bring enslaved Africans back to the United States. After the voyage, Meaher ordered the ship set afire and sunk in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, near where he owned large tracts of land.
The Historical Commission las month announced it was preserving four artifacts from the ship for eventual display in the Africatown Heritage House, whichA small section of hull planking held together by iron drift pins.A timber with an iron pulley and fragments of a braided metal and rope cable in the pulley from the ship’s steering mechanism.
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