The Making of a Thief - The Rebel Thief, Episode 1
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The Injustices of a Seafarer's Life
Alexandre witnessed slavery, lisclavage and the trading of enslaved humans by the sultan of zanzibar. He knew his mother would be upset to read about the enslaved people locked up in the hold of the boat. In france, slavery had been banned for 50 years, but some wealthy barons had found ways to get around the ban. Alexandre despised them.
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