Here, Councilman Fred Richardson
and Valena McCants unveil the memorial.

Project Cherish is a national project directed at preserving and enhancing the beauty of African American landmarks, monuments, and museums.

 Its aim is to encourage appreciation of our African American heritage by hosting celebrations which "tell the Black story" at a historic place or site.

The Mobile Alumnae Chapter is one of thirteen pioneer chapters to launch the nationwide clean-up and beautification project of an African-American historic place.

The Mobile Alumnae Chapter sponsored the unveiling of the Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis Memorial - Last survivor of the slave ship Clotilde, 1860. Cudjoe was born circa 1847 in Dahomey, Africa (now Benin) and died in 1935.

Among the descendants in attendance included
Martha West Davis, great granddaughter of Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis

Our 19th Past President Dr. Yvonne Kennedy, Councilman Richardson and Mobile Alumnae's Valena McCants make official presentation

The memorial is located in the historic Plateau Cemetary, Africa Town USA outside Mobile, AL