Mystic Seaport Announces Project on Slavery, and the Displacement of Native Nations

— Cate Hewitt,

This whaleman, shown on board an unknown vessel, has been identified by family members as Charles W. Morgan crewmember Joe Gomez, a Cape Verdean-born man who later settled in New London, CT. Portuguese-speaking Cape Verdeans constituted 11% of the ship’s crew over the time. ©Mystic Seaport Museum, 2009.22.84.

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