Daniel talks with Madeleine Burnside, co-author of "Spirits of the Passage", a new book which traces the journey of an 18th century slave ship which went down off the coast of Florida in the 1700's. . Burnside says though slaves were kept under tight control throughout the journey from Africa, many would still try to throw themselves overboard and to certain death rather than spend the rest of their days as slaves in the 'New World'.
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