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Old 03-21-2005, 07:29 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by richlevy

I guess you're right Tony, since the 1 to 2 million slaves bound for the US who died probably died outside the 12 mile limit, they probably don't technically count as American deaths.
Point of order, most of the ships were not American ships and most of the slaves were destined for the Caribbean Islands to work the sugar plantations, not the US.
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