4.4K views · 489 reactions | On this day in #NavalHistory USS Mystic captures a slave ship, USS Susquehanna captures a British ship, and USS Polaris sails for the Arctic. https://youtu.be/xRUdtyCUpW0 | Naval History & Heritage Command | Facebook

125 shares · 11 comments | On this day in #NavalHistory Union Sailors capture a slave ship, Admiral Byrd and Chief Aviation Officer Bennett reach the North Pole, and USS Douglas H. Fox raids the Korean coast. #PresenceMatters Q: What #USNavy ship captures shave ship William off the coast of Cuba #OTD? A: https://youtu.be/NnlV6aJZ6Bs | Naval History & Heritage Command | Facebook

1.7M views · 729 reactions | The last U.S.-bound slave ship arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860. Now its descendants are hoping the boat’s remnants will help their community out of economic and environmental disaster | NowThis | Facebook

Estimated Slave Ship Rebellions Historians estimate that there were at least 400–500 documented slave ship rebellions (also called “mutinies”) between the early 1500s and the mid-1800s. However, many more went unrecorded, so the real number could be closer to 1,000. ⚓ Notable Slave Ship Rebellions Here are a few of the most famous examples: Year Ship Name Description 1526 — (Spanish expedition to South Carolina/Georgia coast) African captives revolted before the colony was even established; surv

2.4K views · 39 reactions | The last known slave ship brought 110 captured Africans to America 163 years ago – decades after the international slave trade was abolished. https://cbsn.ws/40HZL0F | 60 Minutes | Facebook