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Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt
Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt Archaeologists are using new mapping technology to locate the hidden Maroon settlement on St. Croix, which was established by escaped slaves in the 1700s. The settlement, known as Maronberg, was […]
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Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery An engraving of whalers at sea attacking a whale with a harpoon from 1820. Kean Collection/Getty Images Historians have long debated whether the end of slavery in the United States was primarily driven by moral campaigns or […]
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