Image Credit: Illustration of people on a slave ship, c. 1790 (Public Domain)
The Wanderer was one of the last documented ships to bring Africans to the United States. It docked at Jekyll Island, Georgia, on November 28, 1858.
While slavery still flourished in the United States, the importation of enslaved people from Africa had been outlawed since 1808. The owner, captain, and financial backers of the pleasure yacht-turned-slave ship set out to openly defy federal law on the eve of the Civil War.
This guide will help you discover library resources that tell of the history of the infamous ship and the fates of its 487 African captives and its notorious captain and crew.
Image Credit: The Wanderer (1857). U.S. Naval Historical Center image via the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Public Domain).
