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Mary E. Hicks, "Captive Cosmopolitans: Black Mariners and the World of South Atlantic Slavery" (Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2025)

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How Mariners Acquired Seafaring Skills

Mary Hicks outlines apprenticeship, maritime labor roles, and how African-born youths were trained into shipboard trades.

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