Matilda McCrear: The Last Clotilda Survivor Who Sued for Justice In 1931 Alabama, 74-year-old Matilda McCrear—captured at age 2 aboard the Clotilda—filed a groundbreaking legal claim for reparations. Her story shows how the legacy of slavery lived on into the 20th century and still echoes today. #MatildaMcCrear, #Clotilda, #LastSlaveShip, #Reparations, #AfricanAmericanHistory, #BlackHistory, #UntoldStories, #SlaveNarratives, #JimCrow, #SlaveryLegacy | Black History Unfiltered

Clotilda: The Last American Slave Ship tells the story of the most intact slave shipwreck found to date and the only one for which we know the full story of the voyage, the passengers, and their descendants. Watch #Clotilda Monday Feb 7 at 10/9c on National Geographic. | National Geographic History

The Clotilda was the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America illegally. Descendants of the ship's captives are working to honor the legacy of their ancestors, including by opening a museum exhibit in the area near where the ship's wreckage was recently discovered. | National Geographic TV