Black History : BEFORE The Amistad: Slave Ship Mutiny, 1766

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http://pbs.org/secrets When the Meermin set sail from Madagascar for South Africa on a hot summer's day in 1766, the Dutch crew had no idea they were about to make history. The ship was filled to capacity with human cargo, slaves bound for hard labor building the Dutch West India Company's colony at Cape Town. But the Meermin with its crew and cargo would never make it to Cape Town. Instead, in a dramatic altercation, the slaves mutinied and managed to overpower the Dutch crew, ordering the ship be sailed back to Madagascar and freedom.

Secrets of the Dead: Slave Ship Mutiny



 
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In 1764, Capt. George ******, commander of a New London ship from Connecticut, and his crew suffered a deadly fate when trying to leave Senegal with captive Africans. According to a report, after the captain purchased the African captives at Goree Island in Dakar, an uprising followed a few hours later. As the ship was still docked into the night, the Africans managed to free themselves from chains and shackles, subsequently attacking the captain and his crew. The Africans reportedly used large pieces of wood and other materials found on the ship and clubbed the captain and members of his crew to death. After the slaughtering of the white slavers, the Africans left the ship and disappeared into the night.
 
I somehow feel that there has to be more somewhere since the slave trade began in 1444, cause I know there is no way that they waited for 300 odd years before starting to rebel. Just a thought.
you know that they don't want us to hear those stories.......
 

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