In 1860—50 years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed—the Clotilda became the last ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States. Scouring the Alabama swamps, journalist Ben Raines found the wreckage of the ship in 2019, compelling the region to reckon with its legacy. Traveling to modern-day Benin, Raines recounts the ship's perilous journey, then visits Africatown, the Alabama community founded by the freed captives of the Clotilda. Telling an optimistic tale, Raines shares how this ship provided a chance for people to uncover the truth about our past and heal its wounds.