The Clotilda Memorial* will honor the last African captives trafficked to the United States through the transatlantic slave trade: the Clotilda survivors. It will convey dimensions of the survivors’ lives and legacies—celebrating their resilient and determined spirits amidst violent dislocation, enslavement, and discrimination.
*A special artist commission will engage the community founded by the Clotilda survivors and other formerly enslaved people—historic Africatown and the expansive diaspora—to preserve collective memory and offer public space for healing. The final memorial title will be informed by community engagement and developed by the selected artist