Brief of Early American Seafarers.
http://maap.columbia.edu/place/59,
http://maap.columbia.edu/video/54.html
John Deman- a black Greenwich Pensioner in the early 19th century who left his West Indies home to join Admiral Lord Nelson’s fleet.
Sailors from Africa, the West Indies and India have contributed to the life on board British ships during times of both peace and war. In times of conflict such as the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) and of large-scale international trade, large numbers of men were required to fight and work on board Royal Navy ships and on commercial carriers. As early as 1595 Black men took to the sea, defending the coast of England as well as taking part in the various expeditions against France, Holland and Spain, including famous battles such as Trafalgar (1805).
The federal crew lists for the United States from ports like Providence, Rhode Island, Baltimore, Maryland, and many others from the 1790s on to the 1830s show that 15 to 18 to 20, some places even 30 percent of the men sailing in a given year were African American men manning American ships in this heroic age of sail.
Take a journey with us back in time for an exciting family fun nautical edutainment for all ages to enjoy and together we will recapture a important period in American Maritime History.
The federal crew lists for the United States from ports like Providence, Rhode Island, Baltimore, Maryland, and many others from the 1790s on to the 1830s show that 15 to 18 to 20, some places even 30 percent of the men sailing in a given year were African American men manning American ships in this heroic age of sail.
Take a journey with us back in time for an exciting family fun nautical edutainment for all ages to enjoy and together we will recapture a important period in American Maritime History.
- Black Jacks of New Bedford Reenactors
- Exhibits
- Historical Naval Cannon Salute Demonstration & or Display
- Historical Flintlocks Demonstration & or Display
- Live Mermaid
- Estuary Treasures Touch Tank
BLACK JACKS RECAPTURE THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SEAFARERS
at CELEBRATE THE HARLEM RIVER at MILL POND PARK
MARINE ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE DEMONSTRATION & APPRECIATION
