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Slavery and the U.S. Navy's Africa Squadron | Naval History Magazine - February 2019 Volume 33, Number 1
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Royal Navy sailors were appalled by conditions on slave ships, but those they 'rescued' rarely experienced true freedom
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History of War on Twitter: "The Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 – tasked with hunting down and stopping Slave Ships #AntiSlaveryDay… https://t.co/02ayeeyXt6"
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