Descendant of last US slave ship survivor becomes first to gain Benin citizenship
Cassandra Lewis, great-great-granddaughter of Cudjo Lewis, who was trafficked to Alabama on the Clotilda in 1860, has received citizenship from Benin. She is the first descendant of the 110 Clotilda survivors to be legally recognized as a citizen of the West African nation. Her journey reflects a broader effort by several African countries to reconnect with diaspora descendants of enslaved people.
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Original headline: “Trafficked on the last US slave ship, Cudjo Lewis never returned home to Benin. But his descendant has.” Browse more stories.