How this slave ship's final voyage from Ghana ended in the largest murder case in the history of the slave trade

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How this slave ship's final voyage from Ghana ended in the largest murder case in the history of the slave trade

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On November 19, 1737, the Leusden, a Dutch West India Company slave ship, departed from Elmina, located in modern-day Ghana, carrying about 700 African men, women and children who were to be sold as slaves in Suriname. It was the ship's final voyage. Two months into the journey - January 1, 1738 - the ship...

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How this slave ship's final voyage from Ghana ended in the largest murder case in the history of the slave trade

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