"Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David ..." Topic
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Tango01  | 11 May 2025 4:51 p.m. PST |
…Henry White
"The true story of David Henry White, a free Black teenage sailor enslaved on the high seas during the Civil War, whose life story was falsely and intentionally appropriated to advance the Lost Cause trope of a contented slave, happy and safe in servility.
David Henry White, a free Black teenage sailor from Lewes, Delaware, was kidnapped by Captain Raphael Semmes of the Confederate raider Alabama on October 9, 1862, from the Philadelphia-based packet ship Tonawanda. White remained captive on the Alabama for over 600 days, until he drowned during the Battle of Cherbourg on June 19, 1864…"
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| Shagnasty | 12 May 2025 8:58 a.m. PST |
Sad to read. I'd like to think better of Raphael Semmes. |
| Tango01 | 12 May 2025 3:59 p.m. PST |
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