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Thread #62934 Message #1019477
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
15-Sep-03 - 05:43 PM
Thread Name: Songs for white slaves?
Subject: RE: Songs for white slaves?
Baltimore (Ireland) was sacked by Algerine pirates in 1631; many citizens carried off as slaves.
Several Americans wrote of their experiences as slaves taken by the Algerines (Algerine Slave Narratives, by both men and women).
Much history, and ransom negotiations (Thomas Jefferson Papers, George Washington papers, etc.) at American Memory.
Ard Mhacha- so far the only song contribution.