The Ugandan child who was tormented by a house keeper and her guardians met with Uganda’s Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura, today November 24th where the IGP guaranteed that infant Arnella will get Justice.
Matilda McCrear lived long enough to become a human bridge between Africa, American slavery, and the modern era. Born in West Africa around 1857, she was captured as a toddler and transported across the Atlantic aboard the Clotilda in 1860—the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans illegally into the United States. Her Yoruba name was Àbáké, meaning “born to be loved by all.” The facial scars on her left cheek, preserved in photographs, marked her as Yoruba. The voyage ...