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... ship records suggest that the average space per person averaged under seven feet long . Conditions below the decks of slave ships were utterly inhospitable . The environment was severely cramped , fresh air was limited , and attention ...
... ship records suggest that the average space per person averaged under seven feet long . Conditions below the decks of slave ships were utterly inhospitable . The environment was severely cramped , fresh air was limited , and attention ...
Page 542
... Ship's Cook , Third Class , and was stationed at Pearl Harbor . On the fateful day when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor , Miller was doing laundry below decks on the U.S.S. West Virginia . When the alarm called the ship's crew to ...
... Ship's Cook , Third Class , and was stationed at Pearl Harbor . On the fateful day when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor , Miller was doing laundry below decks on the U.S.S. West Virginia . When the alarm called the ship's crew to ...
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... ship owner was paid by the size of his cargo , ships were packed as tightly as possible to maximize profit . A plan from the slave ship Brookes showed that each male slave was given a space 6 feet long by 16 inches wide . Each female ...
... ship owner was paid by the size of his cargo , ships were packed as tightly as possible to maximize profit . A plan from the slave ship Brookes showed that each male slave was given a space 6 feet long by 16 inches wide . Each female ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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