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  • Lithograph entitled "A View of the Pearl Fishery" depicting enslaved persons rowing in water next to tents on the shore.

    African Swimmers in American Waters

    Although most enslaved people worked in the fields, captive workers with strong swimming and diving skills were also exploited by plantation owners.
    by Kevin Dawson, Livia Gershon via JSTOR Daily on September 16, 2022

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