MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, Alabama, for a memorial ceremony.

Descendants of Wilhelm and Katherine Peters Francke met for the 90th time at a reunion east of Lincoln last month.

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As one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties, the Astor family's money and influence still make waves.

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Prime Minister Modi's visit to Trinidad & Tobago highlights the cultural ties between India and the Caribbean.