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July 26th, 2018 - 9:19 am § in Misc.

July 26: Anniversary of death of last slave.

Daniel Devere FACEBOOK  Cudjo Lewis is considered the last survivor of the last slave ship to enter the United States. Born around 1841 to a Yoruba family in the Banté region of Dahomey (today Benin), he was given the name Oluale Kossola (Kazoola). At age 14, Kossola began his training as a soldi[...]