Wednesday, 11 April 2018

On this Texas island, pirates kept the Atlantic slave trade going—even after it was abolished

quote [ The tragic history of the African slave trade in the Gulf of Mexico has been largely forgotten ]

The air is full of poison to the Gulf of Mexico
[SFW] [history] [+3 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@3:05amGMT]

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HoZay said @ 4:14am GMT on 11th Apr
Jean Lafitte and James Bowie are celebrated in movies as folk heroes.
EvilNinjaX24 said @ 4:36am GMT on 11th Apr
My mother's side is from Texas. I'm now wondering how many of my ancestors may have met the business end of Bowie's fabled knife (or knives).

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