Ms. Joan Rauscher
Mrs.Shannan Carlson
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Ms. Joan Rauscher
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Mrs.Shannan Carlson
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In 1839,
a Cuban schooner was found off the coast of Long
Island, New York. It was a slave trading ship with 53 Africans on board.
There had been a mutiny, two officers had been killed. The Africans were
seeking to turn the boat back to their home in Africa. They were not successful
and were instead taken into American custody. A trial was held to decide
whether the Africans would be free to return home or whether they would
be treated as property and face a life of slavery. a Cuban
schooner
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