On 'Uncivil War,' Shemekia Copeland Sets Fire To A Relic Of American Slavery

Blues singer Shemekia Copeland uses her new album, Uncivil War, to tell the story of the Clotilda — what

The centerpiece of Copeland's latest album is a song born from the wreckage of the Clotilda — the last known slave ship to smuggle African captives to the United States.

(Image credit: Mike White/Courtesy of the artist)



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