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Originally Posted by ZenGum
Would it help if you knew that this is a tribute/memorial for those very many slaves who were thrown overboard during the Atlantic passage, either because they had become sick, rations were short, or a storm was endangering the ship?
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Factoid: The man who wrote "Amazing Grace" was involved in the slave trade before he repented.
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