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The ancestry and geographical origins of St Helena's liberated Africans.
American journal of human genetics - 7 Sept 2023
Sandoval-Velasco Marcela, Jagadeesan Anuradha, Ramos-Madrigal Jazmín, Ávila-Arcos María C, Fortes-Lima Cesar A, Watson Judy, Johannesdóttir Erna, Cruz-Dávalos Diana I, Gopalakrishnan Shyam, Moreno-Mayar J Víctor, Niemann Jonas, Renaud Gabriel, Robson Brown Katharine A, Bennett Helena, Pearson Andrew, Helgason Agnar, Gilbert M Thomas P, Schroeder Hannes
Abstract excerpt
The island of St Helena played a crucial role in the suppression of the transatlantic slave trade. Strategically located in the middle of the South Atlantic, it served as a staging post for the Royal Navy and reception point for enslaved Africans who had been "liberated" from slave ships intercepted by the British. In total, St Helena received approximately 27,000 liberated Africans between 1840 and 1867. Written...
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