. Timehri. that theAfrican door opened again and let into Guiana a few more blacks fromthe old, old African Reservoir. I. The first Immigrants were the Liberated Africans. All the old slave-trading PowersâGreat Britain, Holland, France,America, Spain, Portugal and latterly Brazilâhad renounced slave-trading ; but as regards three of themâSpain, Portugal and Brazilâtherenunciation was mainly on paper. A trade was yet carried on insmuggled negroes to which the authorities turned a blind eye. The tale of the smuggling of slaves from Africa into Cuba andBrazilâchiefly Brazil which was a straight r
. Timehri. that theAfrican door opened again and let into Guiana a few more blacks fromthe old, old African Reservoir. I. The first Immigrants were the Liberated Africans. All the old slave-trading PowersâGreat Britain, Holland, France,America, Spain, Portugal and latterly Brazilâhad renounced slave-trading ; but as regards three of themâSpain, Portugal and Brazilâtherenunciation was mainly on paper. A trade was yet carried on insmuggled negroes to which the authorities turned a blind eye. The tale of the smuggling of slaves from Africa into Cuba andBrazilâchiefly Brazil which was a straight run acrossâduring the 20s,308, 40s, 50s and 60:s of last century is a terrible one. Fast vesselsâspecially built for the trafficâcrossed to the AfricanCoast, tacked up and down the Bights of Benin and Biafra, stood inwhen the coast was clear, filled their holds from the barracoon of theblack trader, took just enough water and rice and yam as would last thevoyageâand made haste for
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