What Kind Of Ship Was The Black Pearl From Pirates Of The Caribbean?
Captain Jack Sparrow's beloved ship is one of the most recognizable pirate vessels in cinema, and it's based on a real type ...
The anti-immigrant ICE raids and the 1854 “Slave Catchers Riot” in Worcester, Massachusetts
In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...
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KEY WEST’S MEL FISHER MARITIME MUSEUM INSTALLS NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT
In 1700, the English merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 35 miles west of Key West, shortly after offloading 190 captured Africans in Jamaica. Nearly 325 years later, using the shipwreck and ...
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
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To have an exhibition of this calibre on Newbury’s doorstep is a rare privilege
To have an exhibition of this calibre on our doorstep is a rare privilege. Beat a path to its door. The show runs until ...