Liam O'Mara IV, PhDTRIGGER WARNING
The #MiddlePassage and #AtlanticSystem #slavery were so brutal that when, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1737, a slave ship arrived in #StKitts with 251 slaves, 100 of the men jumped overboard. The English crew tried to save their 'cargo' but 33 evaded 'rescue' and sank.
The #MiddlePassage and #AtlanticSystem #slavery were so brutal that when, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1737, a slave ship arrived in #StKitts with 251 slaves, 100 of the men jumped overboard. The English crew tried to save their 'cargo' but 33 evaded 'rescue' and sank.
