Members phkrause Posted June 18, 2023 Members Posted June 18, 2023 How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-grad-student-discovered-largest-us-slave-auction? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted August 18, 2024 Author Members Posted August 18, 2024 Alabama chooses to preserve the last slave ship where it sank, citing structural decay The Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) plans to keep the last known vessel to transport enslaved Africans to the United States in its current location in the Mobile River, saying the ship is too deteriorated to be raised above water. https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/08/17/alabama-chooses-to-preserve-the-last-slave-ship-where-it-sank-citing-structural-decay/? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted May 17 Author Members Posted May 17 Underwater memorial to wrecked slave ship draws pilgrims seeking to connect with their roots KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Ruthie Browning dove into the calm, blue water off Key West, Florida, expecting to see “a big, old rock with stuff growing all over it.” https://apnews.com/article/slave-ship-shipwreck-pilgrimage-black-divers-florida-a02e92c53955675db142cae24eba43a4? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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