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In 1788 there were at least fifteen convicts of African descent on board the First Fleet, and hundreds more followed.
Who were they, and how were the Black convicts transported to Australia linked to the slave trade?
Guest: Santilla Chingaipe, author of Black Convicts: How slavery shaped Australia.
This story originally aired on 30 October 2024.