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Thread #157693   Message #3723645
Posted By: GUEST,#
14-Jul-15 - 06:37 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Sack of Baltimore
Subject: RE: Folklore: Sack of Baltimore
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The quote that W y s i w y G ! provided is from 'White Slavery in the Barbary States' by Charles Sumner and originally printed in 1853.

From some further reading, the picture that is appearing is clear like a foggy day. My hope is to concentrate on the particular raid and not the issue of slavery per se, although it is obvious that the purpose of the raid and others like it was economic in that slaves were a valuable resource.