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East Africans rescued from the slave trade aboard the British HMS Daphne, off the coast of Zanzibar, 1868 (infosec.pub)
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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In this crazy point of history where the entire political world seems to be regressing .... it's a good thing you added the year to the end of that headline ... or else I would have thought this was an event that happened last week.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Look, I'm not SAYING I'm an anti-American traitor ready to swear allegiance to the British crown...

... but if the Brits picked me up tomorrow and told me that us lowly colonials were being freed from the abject form of slavery we're being subjected to... I'd at least think about volunteering for His Majesty's Navy.

I would question what a British naval vessel is doing so far inland though

Must've taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

At least you didn't end up on the menu ...... yet