Till Earth and Heaven Ring
ShortStory 5,746 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"The Henrietta, passenger, cargo, and slave ship, was routinely used to transport goods from the Florida Keys up as far north as Rhode Island, and is also said to have made at least six voyages transporting enslaved African peoples from the Gold Coast of West Africa to Florida, Alabama, and the Carolinas."
Content warnings 2
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