![]() Researchers and archaeologists that had found at least one hundred more graves Shallow graves near the sidewalk on the beach. Clear images of the subsurface structures showed a series of Hand-towed antenna, radar signals were produced and their reflections measured.īy using the data that was gathered, they were able to locate evidence of theĪfrican Cemetery. ![]() Radar survey, during which grids were laid out on the ground, and by using a Of archaeologists and volunteers worked together to conduct a Ground-Penetrating As a result they wanted to send people back to Africa, causing a newlyįormed country, Liberia, where men and women were able to live out the rest of theirĪfrican Cemetery actually wasn’t rediscovered until the summer of 2002. United States, while slave owners were worried about rebellion. Over slavery, abolitionists were worried about the Africans' safety in the Since the United States was greatly split on views This was thanks to the USĬongress in 1819, who had granted $100,000 toward the transportation of illegal Other free Africans that were able to survive were shipped to becomeĪpprentices in West Africa in an established colony. Where their skeletons would not be found again for almost 142 years. They were buried as free people at Higgs Beach, ![]() TheĬommunity tried hard to help and restore their health, but sadly 295 Africans Unfortunately, many of theĪfricans were sick from living in disgusting conditions aboard the ship. Slavery but were now considered to be refugees. The community of Key West was shockedīy the treatment of the human cargo, and so they worked hard to collect foodĪnd to provide shelter for almost 1,500 people that could have been sold into Once the ship wasĬaptured, the ban created confusion as to what to do with these Africans that Hard to prosecute anyone that tried to break the ban. Slaves was still legal, the maritime Slave Trade was not and the committed military worked Illegal to transport slaves across the ocean as of 1820. Navy had redirected these ships to Key West since it was Each ship came from different parts of the Western Coast ofĪfrica and carried Africans, many of which were malnourished and clearly 1860, three slave ships were interrupted on their way to Cuba and they were
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