Slave revolt

James Walvin describes how enslaved people fought for their freedom

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October 17, 2019 at 3:25 pm

Historian James Walvin describes how enslaved people fought for their freedom and ultimately helped to bring down the Atlantic slave empires.

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Historian James Walvin describes how enslaved people fought for their freedom and ultimately helped to bring down the Atlantic slave empires.

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