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 ... Charleston became more prosperous in the plantation-dominated economy of the post-Revolutionary years. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 revolutionized this crop's production, and it quickly became South Carolina's major export. Cotton plantations relied heavily on slave labor. Slaves were also the primary labor force within the city, working as domestics, artisans, market workers or laborers. Many black Charlestonians spoke Gullah, a language based on African American structures which combined African, French, German, Jamaican, English, Bahamian and Dutch words. In 1807 the Charleston Market was founded. It soon became a hub for the African-American community, with many slaves and free people of color staffing stalls.
By 1820 Charleston's population had grown to 23,000, with a black majority.... Learn More About Charleston's history
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New Haven - Leaving Amistad's Homeport - June 21st , 2007
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New Haven - HOMECOMING - June 21st, 2008
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Nova Scotia - Halifax, Shelburne, Birchtown - Amistad's Black Loyalist Connection
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 Halifax ,
Nova Scotia was the demarcation point of the African Americans who founded
Freetown in
Sierra Leone . Slavery was practiced for a brief period in
Quebec and
Nova Scotia as records indicate slave transactions as early as 1749. Overcoming a legacy of racial strife
Halifax is now home to the Amistad Freedom Society of Nova Scotia, the Office of African Cultural Affairs and the Black Cultural Center of Nova Scotia.
Visiting Halifax and Africville at the end of July has become an Amistad tradition. The current visit is the third in a row and the Freedom Schooner and her crew feel already at home in Halifax Harbor.
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Liverpool - Opening of International Slavery Museum - August 19th - September 8th, 2007
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 The center of the Atlantic Slave Trade for the
British Empire. August 23rd marks the opening of the
International
Slavery
Museum at the Albert Docks complex just across from the Cotton Exchange. August 23 - UNESCO International Day
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Bristol - August 29th - September 8th, 2007
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Formerly the second largest slave ship port in
England. Strong ties to the trade and a legacy of racial tension.
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Homecoming to New Haven - June
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 Homecoming to New Haven, Freedom Schooner's home port - Planned for the second half of June 2008.
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Washington D.C Port Visit
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US congress passed the Act to Abolish the Slave Trade in 1808. 2008 represents the 200th anniversary of the historic event.
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London - Bicentennial of Wilberfoce Act - September 14th - 19th, 2007
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London played a central role in the transatlantic slave trade as its financial institutions provided the capital to invest in the practice. In 1807 Parliament abolished the slave trade. The historic document is on display in Westminster Hall. The British Government officially supports the tour and will welcome Amistad into the country.
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Baltimore, MD - Port Visit - September 24-27, 2008
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Baltimore MD - (Port visit general description)
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Lisbon - Confronting Legacy of Portuguese Explorers - October 13th - 21st, 2007
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 On record as the first European power to begin the systematic trade of Africans for purposes of slavery. Leader of the international trade until eclipsed by the British and then it resumed its leadership position after 1807..
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Freetown - Tribute to Sengbe Pieh's Homeland - December 9th, 2007 - February 3rd, 2008
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 Home of the original captives and the locations where they were returned in 1841. The sister city of
New Haven,
CT,
Halifax
Nova Scotia and
Hull,
England.
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Portland, Maine
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 Portland in Maine is a natural and frequent stop in the Schooner Amistad's Itinerary. Docking at State Pier at historic waterfront brings always lots of attention tho the Schooner and the ship's crew feels at home there. Recently, the close cooperation with the Portland's Amistad Arts Collective makes The Schooner's visit even easier and more fruitful. Visiting Portland means now visiting good friends.
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Dakar - Remembrance of Ancestors at Goree Island
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 February 15th, 2008. Due to the latest delays and the need to divert the vessel to Cape Verde the port visit in Dakar, Sengal had to be canceled. More info will be provided ASAP.
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Praia, Cape Verde - Port Visit
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Barbados - Port Visit - April 4th-20th
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 One of the centers of the African slave trade in the
Caribbean to support its vast sugar plantations. While the slave trade ceased in 1804, the continuation of slavery caused, in 1816, the largest major slave rebellion in the isle’s history.
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