What the discovery of the last american slave ship means. Meermin slave mutiny 5,446 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article century. The meermin, a 480ton threemasted 1 and squarerigged ship, built in 1759 in amsterdam 2 was one of many slave ships owned by the dutch east india company voc the final voyage of the meermin ended with a dramatic slave mutiny that resulted in deaths of half the crew and nearly 30 of the slaves. Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined. Watch secrets of the dead season 10, episode 5 slave ship mutiny. The show generally follows an investigator or team of investigators exploring what modern science can tell us about some of the great mysteries of history. Hidden in these tattered books is a story about one mans fight for freedom. Meermin slave mutiny 5,458 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article century.
Secrets of the dead slave ship mutiny twin cities pbs. The mutiny on the slave ship meermin took place in february 1766. Secrets of the dead slave ship mutiny tv episode 2010. About half of cape towns population are descendants of white, asian, and black slaves captured by the dutch east indies company from all around. The pbs documentary slave ship mutiny, part of the secrets of the dead series, combines the work of a marine archeologist jaco boshoff, a historian nigel worden, and a heritage site. Deadliest battle s10 ep9 53m 50s secrets of the dead slave ship mutiny. Three disparate capetonians reveal a longforgotten, dramatic slave ship revolt en route from madagascar. Watch the full episode and discover the fate of the slave ship meermin s10 ep2 52m 24s share this video. Click the image to visit the university at buffalo libraries catalog and learn more about the book, including library location information.
More than a halfcentury later, with newly uncovered evidence the full impact of this horrific battle is revealed. Slave ship mutiny full episode secrets of the dead pbs. With krause dead and muller wounded, olof leij was left in charge of the remaining crew. With liev schreiber, nigel worden, lucy campbell, desmond tutu. Watch the full episode and discover the fate of the slave. Explore the dark side of britains fight against the nazis. Secrets of the dead slave ship mutiny season 10, episode 2. Secrets of the dead slave ship mutiny tv episode 2010 imdb.
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New episodes are ready weekday mornings so you can listen on your. About half of cape towns population are descendants of white, asian, and black slaves captured by the dutch east indies company from all around the indian ocean. When the meermin set sail from madagascar for south africa in 1766, the dutch crew had no idea they were about to make history. Slave ship mutiny watch the full episode and discover the fate of the slave ship meermin watch your shows many ways. Watch the full episode and discover the fate of the slave ship meermin. The meermin slave mutiny took place in february 1766 and lasted for three weeks. Slave ship mutiny secrets of the dead learn how the story of massavana and the meermin was adapted to television through interviews with. His battle took place nearly 250 years ago, on a slave ship bound. Secrets of the dead chronicles how the bombmakers on both sides were working blind as they pushed science into unknown territory to build the. The slave ship meermin set sail from madagascar for south africa in 1766, but the ship would never make it to cape town, the slaves mutinied and managed to overpower the dutch crew, ordering the ship be sailed back to madagascar and freedom. While the story of the rebellion aboard the slave ship amistad is widely known, little.
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