Sharks used for slavary purposes

In today’s encore excerpt–sharks, slave ships and the depravity of man, circa 1780: “Sharks began to follow slave ships when they reached the Guinea coast [of western Africa]. … What attracted the sharks (as well as other fish) was the human waste, offal, and rubbish that was continually thrown overboard. Like a ‘greedy robber,’ the [...]

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