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Saturday 6 September, 2008
 23:58 | 6/Jun/2006 |  0 Comment(s)
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let me give U some ruff' numbers!!!!

The year is 1780.In this year thousands of Europeans traders took thousands of African people into Slavery.Some gruesome details of the number of Slaves brought to Europe 'n other countries.Here r the statistics:

The Capture of Slave Ships by: American, Columbian War Vessels (1820-1866)* SLAVE SHIP U.S. WAR VESSEL PlACE OF ARREST DATE OF ARREST # SENT TO LIBERIA
Antelope** U.S. Cutter Dallas Florida Coast 06-29-20 142 recaptured Africans
Bonito USS San Jacinto Congo River 10-10-60 734 ditto
Nightingle USS Saratoga Kabenda 4-21-61 801 ditto
Erie USS Mohican Congo River 08-08-60 867 ditto
Storm King USS San Jacinto Congo River 08-08-60 616 ditto
Pons USS Yorktown Kabenda 12-45 756 ditto
Minerva, Perle, and Teresa Columbian vessel  Grand Bassa 1826 53 ditto
unknown Schooner Randolph U.S. waters 1828 62 ditto
unlisted unlisted unlisted 1820-1866 997 ditto
Slavship Cora U.S.S Constellation Ambriz River, Congo 1860 700 ditto
Total ---- ---- ---- 5,728 recaptured Africans

About 80% of those captured by
Muslim slave raiders died before
reaching the slave markets.

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