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“It started with slave ships...
There are more records of slave ships than one would dream. It seems inconceivable until you reflect that for 200 years ships sailed carrying ...
by Jimmy Crackcorn
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on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 08:04 AM PST
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Crossposted from Left Toon Lane , Bilerico Project & My Left ...
by StormBear
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on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 06:54 AM PDT
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