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April 22, 2017

H.M.S. Rifleman Chasing a Brazilian Slaver, 1850

The H.M.S Rifleman was one of the many British vessels patrolling the Atlantic Ocean for slave ships.
The Illustrated London News, 14 December 1850. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.

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