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To: nickcarraway

Interesting.
From another source: “Bellamy’s crew was made up of enslaved Africans, Native Americans, and sailors from across Europe and North America. Originally a British slave ship, the vessel was captured by Bellamy in early 1717.”

Most Americans are aware the Brits engaged in the African slave trade but are unaware that they rounded up Native Americans for the slave trade.


24 posted on 03/29/2021 5:58:35 AM PDT by Varda
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To: Varda

So did the Spanish, which gave us Squanto...............


27 posted on 03/29/2021 6:04:45 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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