All posts tagged "Amistad"
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3.0KConnecticutJames Covey, African Sailor, Helps the Amistad Captives to Freedom
In 1839, a young black sailor named James Covey held the key to freedom for 53 Africans who appeared in a Spanish...
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11.6K2ConnecticutSimeon Jocelyn and The Great New Haven College That Never Was
In 1831, Simeon Jocelyn thought New Haven would be the perfect place to start a college for educating negroes. New Haven disagreed....
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