The Clotilda: A Bet That Cost Lives
Schedule
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
South Portland Public Library (482 Broadway, South Portland, ME) | South Portland, ME
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Join Vivian Cunningham at the Main Library on Monday, February 23rd at 2pm for a historical presentation on The Clotilda. The wreck of Clotilda was discovered in May 2019, in Mobile Bay, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. Her final voyage is considered the last slaving voyage in United States history. The whole story of the Clotilda and the individuals it carried is all the more chilling when one peels back the layers of the story. The perpetrators not only committed an illegal act, but they also had skewed moral compasses that allowed them to plan, carry out, and inevitably hold secret, the transport of the enslaved individuals; all on a bet.Vivian Cunningham grew up in Central Alabama, where she developed her interest in history and museum work. Ms. Cunningham recently received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Maine College of Art and Design and is currently working with the Maine Historical Society as Visitors Services Assistant and at Victoria Mansion as a Conservation Technician.
This program is part of our Mondays at the Main series, made possible through the support of:
South Portland Public Library
Friends of the South Portland Public Library
Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth
Southern Maine Agency on Aging
Age Friendly South Portland
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