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Freedom Ship

The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea
  • Marcus Rediker
2025
Viking

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Fugitives from slavery disembarking from a boat to waiting coaches.
Book Review

The Underground Railroad’s Stealth Sailors

The web of Atlantic trading routes and solidarity among maritime workers meant a fugitive's chances of reaching freedom below deck were better than over land.
by Eric Foner via New York Review of Books
This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
on October 2, 2025
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