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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jul 2006
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Autumn in Paris
That proves not that a slave trading ship was a breath of fresh air.
Being shackeled in one spot and living for a month or so in your own
filth, is far from a stroll abound the deck.
basskisser wrote:
wrote:
basskisser wrote:
Please read my statement again.
But, again, let's educate you a tad. You DO realize that after being in
horrendous dungeons for up to a year, that the slaves were, sometimes,
treated better aboard ship and afterward, don't you?
Cite?
Sure thing!
http://www.unesco.no/fredensborg/the_slaves_on_board/
Which states in part:
The slaves, who made up the live cargo, were burdened by grief and
desperation. Many had probably been sold several times before ending up
in the fort's dungeons or barracoons,
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