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The Mayflower of Liberia (1820)

Published: Feb. 7, 2021, 1:04 p.m.

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It\\u2019s Februrary 7th. On this day in 1820, 86 freed slaves boarded a ship from New York City headed to a region in West Africa that would soon come to be known as Liberia.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the \\u201creverse Middle Passage\\u201d journey of the ship, the American Colonization Society, and tensions between anti-slavery groups and abolitionists.

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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