BACK TO SCHOOL MAYHEM
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And guess who sold the slaves to the slavers who sailed to Africa.
volsrocks
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Hmmmmm, would that be Negros in Africa?
Taichiliberal
Shaken, not stirred!
Ahh, the proud willful ignorance of the sheet wearers.
You can't pick and choose history, gumby. It is what it is. For your education:
For the Confederacy, States’ Rights Stopped Where Slavery Began
I’m a big fan of New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie. Much of his commentary is rooted in a deep reading of American history, especially the nineteenth century. You can find him on a number of social media platforms, including YouTube, where he posts brief commentary or “Takes” about current...
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This is an OUTSTANDING history of the democrat party. And you are completely right. You cannot pick and choose history. Good job!Ahh, the proud willful ignorance of the sheet wearers.
You can't pick and choose history, gumby. It is what it is. For your education:
For the Confederacy, States’ Rights Stopped Where Slavery Began
I’m a big fan of New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie. Much of his commentary is rooted in a deep reading of American history, especially the nineteenth century. You can find him on a number of social media platforms, including YouTube, where he posts brief commentary or “Takes” about current...
volsrocks
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The Rebel Flag was not the official national flag of the Confederacy.Ahh, the proud willful ignorance of the sheet wearers.
You can't pick and choose history, gumby. It is what it is. For your education:
For the Confederacy, States’ Rights Stopped Where Slavery Began
I’m a big fan of New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie. Much of his commentary is rooted in a deep reading of American history, especially the nineteenth century. You can find him on a number of social media platforms, including YouTube, where he posts brief commentary or “Takes” about current...
Did many slave ships in the Africa trade fly the Stars and Stripes?
Yes, for a large share of later (post-ban) illegal voyages.
U.S.-flagged or U.S.-organized ships carried about 305,000 of the roughly 12.5 million Africans embarked in the transatlantic trade.
American-built ships (especially fast Baltimore clippers) were even more common than U.S.-flagged ones;
Most of that American participation occurred before the 1808 ban, especially in a late legal surge (1804–1807).
After the U.S. and Britain outlawed the trade, the remaining traffic went mainly to Brazil and Cuba.
The first federal ban on American ships participating in the slave trade came on March 22, 1794. Congress passed, and President Washington signed, the Slave Trade Act of 1794.
It prohibited U.S. citizens and residents from building, fitting out, loading, or causing any vessel to sail from a U.S. port “for the purpose of carrying on any trade or traffic in slaves, to any foreign country.”
Ships used that way were subject to forfeiture.
Congress tightened the rules on May 10, 1800, raising penalties and making it illegal for Americans to invest in the trade or serve aboard foreign slave ships.
A separate, broader ban followed in 1807.
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves (signed March 2, 1807) took effect on January 1, 1808—the earliest date the Constitution allowed.
It outlawed bringing enslaved people into the United States from abroad and again forbade fitting out ships in U.S. ports for that purpose. The domestic slave trade inside the United States remained legal until 1865.
Enforcement of all these laws was uneven, which is why American-flagged vessels still appeared in the illegal trade to Cuba and Brazil decades later.
Yes, for a large share of later (post-ban) illegal voyages.
U.S.-flagged or U.S.-organized ships carried about 305,000 of the roughly 12.5 million Africans embarked in the transatlantic trade.
American-built ships (especially fast Baltimore clippers) were even more common than U.S.-flagged ones;
Most of that American participation occurred before the 1808 ban, especially in a late legal surge (1804–1807).
After the U.S. and Britain outlawed the trade, the remaining traffic went mainly to Brazil and Cuba.
The first federal ban on American ships participating in the slave trade came on March 22, 1794. Congress passed, and President Washington signed, the Slave Trade Act of 1794.
It prohibited U.S. citizens and residents from building, fitting out, loading, or causing any vessel to sail from a U.S. port “for the purpose of carrying on any trade or traffic in slaves, to any foreign country.”
Ships used that way were subject to forfeiture.
Congress tightened the rules on May 10, 1800, raising penalties and making it illegal for Americans to invest in the trade or serve aboard foreign slave ships.
A separate, broader ban followed in 1807.
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves (signed March 2, 1807) took effect on January 1, 1808—the earliest date the Constitution allowed.
It outlawed bringing enslaved people into the United States from abroad and again forbade fitting out ships in U.S. ports for that purpose. The domestic slave trade inside the United States remained legal until 1865.
Enforcement of all these laws was uneven, which is why American-flagged vessels still appeared in the illegal trade to Cuba and Brazil decades later.
The chronology of the posts, though.