The Last Slave Ship Survivor Died in 1940… And Nobody Knew | The Hidden Story of Matilda McCrear

For decades, the world believed the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade had already been identified. They were wrong. This is the unbelievable story of Matilda McCrear, born Àbáké among the Yoruba people of West Africa, kidnapped as a child, smuggled into America aboard the illegal slave ship Clotilda, and forgotten by history for nearly 80 years. She survived slavery, segregation, poverty, and the Great Depression. She raised fourteen children. And in her seventies, she walked fifteen miles to demand justice for what had been done to her. Her story is one of the most powerful untold histories ever uncovered. If this story moved you, subscribe for more hidden histories, forgotten people, and stories the world should never lose again. #blackhistory #SlaveTrade #MatildaMcCrear #HiddenHistory #AfricanHistory #Documentary #Clotilda #UntoldHistory #HistoricalStories