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Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope
By Bryant, Jonathan M.
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- 9780871406750 9781631490774
- Publisher
- Liveright: Norton
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Reviewed on April 15, 2015 | Social Sciences
The Slave Trade Act of 1819 and the Piracy Act of 1820 were laws enacted by Congress to dissuade U.S. citizens from participating in the international slave trade. These laws were put to the test in the 1825 Supreme Court case The Antelope, 23 U.S. 66. Bryant (history, Georgia Southern Univ.; How Curious a Land) charts the international slave trade through the story of the Antelope, a slave ship captured in the waters of Florida in 1820. Fo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
