Learn why blacks became whalers, what key positions they held, and how their involvement influenced the economic development of the United States. Read of Lewis Temple's state-of-the-art harpoon invention and Paul Cuffe's outstanding business expertise. Find out which whales the whalemen hunted and why. Enter the whalers' private lives through letters and accounts that have survived. Descendants tales' will also help you to understand this demanding, and often life-threatening occupation.
Join us as we search for clues to blacks who went whaling on the high seas around the world!
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