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Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeOn reaching the Americas the slaver ship crews prepared the Africans for sale. They washed, shaved and rubbed them with palm oil to disguise...

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlarge Left Toon Lane asked a question of cartoonists last week, wondering which candidate would be best the President for the sake of cartooning....

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeTriangular trade is a historical term indicating trade between three ports or regions. The trade evolved where a region had an export commodity...

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlarge Subscribe to Town Called Dobson by Email! In order to achieve profit, the owners of the ships divided their hulls into holds with little...

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeSubscribe to Town Called Dobson by Email! The trade of enslaved Africans in the Atlantic has its origins in the explorations of Portuguese...