Cannon Blast History Podcast

Episode 5: Black Sailors in the S.C. Colonial Navy, 1700-1742


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An episode based on one of the most interesting episodes in my dissertation research: the ways in which black sailors took part in the naval defense of a South Carolina in the early eighteenth century. They fought for a colony that did not appreciate their service or sacrifice. Nevertheless, they used their naval service as an avenue to resist the slavocracy they fought under the flag of. Song is royalty free, and is called "Pirates" by artist John Sib. Found at Pixabay.

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Cannon Blast History PodcastBy Benjamin Schaffer