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title: Abaché and Kossola, c. 1914: Two Survivors of Clotilda and Founders of Africatown
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20909/abache-and-kossola-c-1914/
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updated: 2025-09-02
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# Abaché and Kossola, c. 1914: Two Survivors of Clotilda and Founders of Africatown

_Authored by Unknown Photographer_

## Image File

[![Abaché and Kossola, c. 1914: Two Survivors of Clotilda and Founders of Africatown](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20909.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20909.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Abaché and Kossola, photograph included in Emma Langdon Roche's *Historic Sketches of the South*, c. 1914.

Both Abaché, also known as Clara Turner, and Kossola, also known as Cudjo Lewis, were originally from present-day Benin, where they were abducted and transported across the Middle Passage on the slave ship *Clotilda*, bringing them to Mobile, Alabama, in 1860. After emancipation, they became founders of Africatown, a community built by many of the *Clotilda* survivors.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, September 02). Abaché and Kossola, c. 1914: Two Survivors of Clotilda and Founders of Africatown. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20909/abache-and-kossola-c-1914/>
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Abaché and Kossola, c. 1914: Two Survivors of Clotilda and Founders of Africatown." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 02, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20909/abache-and-kossola-c-1914/>.
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Abaché and Kossola, c. 1914: Two Survivors of Clotilda and Founders of Africatown." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20909/abache-and-kossola-c-1914/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cudjoe_Abache.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cudjoe_Abache.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 02 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.