The article reflects on the challenges of the present and looks to the past for inspiration, particularly through the experiences of ancestors who survived the last known slave ship to America. The author, drawing upon the legacy of Pollee and Rose Allen, emphasizes the courage shown by those enslaved individuals during their harrowing journey. This narrative underscores the importance of community, resilience, and activism in overcoming adversity, serving as a reminder that collective strength can provide hope for the future amidst uncertainty.
My ancestors and their shipmates were stripped of their clothing, deprived of their basic dignity, before being forced aboard the Clotilda. Adding insult to injury, the trafficking of enslaved people into the US had been outlawed years before-but they did not know this at the time.
While we will never know or experience anything close to what it was like for the 110 during and after that perilous voyage, the courage of my ancestors and their shipmates offer a blueprint for how to endure and keep going during times of uncertainty.
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