List of Famous people born in Plateau Department, Benin

Cudjoe Lewis

First Name Cudjoe
Born on December 31, 1834
Died on January 1, 1935 (aged 100)

Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis, born Oluale Kossola, and also known as Cudjo Lewis, was the third to last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States. Together with 115 other African captives, he was brought to the United States on board the ship Clotilda in 1860. The captives were landed in backwaters of the Mobile River near Mobile, Alabama, and hidden from authorities. The ship was scuttled to evade discovery, and was not found again until 2019.

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