Slave ship mutiny
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Slave ship mutiny
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MWT rating: NR
Main title
Slave ship mutiny
Medium
videorecording DVD
Oclc number
687848240
Runtime
60
Summary
The Meermin set sail from Madagascar en route to South Africa in 1766 with a Dutch crew and human cargo, slaves bound for hard labor building the Dutch colony, Cape Town. In a dramatic altercation, the slaves mutinied and managed to overpower the Dutch crew. The ship ended up wrecked on a wild, windswept beach 200 miles east of Cape Town. This program tracks the efforts of archaeologists, historians, and slave descendents to discover the full story of this dramatic historical event
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Secrets of the dead, slave ship mutiny
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