'Kroomen', 19th century. Artist: Unknown

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'Kroomen', 19th century. Kroomen were West African fishermen recruited as sailors by the Royal Navy in the 19th and early 20th century. They came from the Kroo or Kru tribe in Sotta Krou, in what is now Liberia.

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