June 2026 – Corsairs & Captives

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND SLAVERY

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This week we conclude our look at the sorts of ships employed by Barbary corsairs in the seventeenth century. _________________________[…]

By the early decades of the seventeenth century, Barbary corsairs were employing two very different types of ships: oared galleys[…]

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