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In 1800s Georgia, African slaves' act of resistance

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Africans on board a slave ship in 1803 rebelled and drove their enslavers into the water right as they were arriving in Georgia. Then some of the Africans walked into the water and disappeared.

This segment aired on June 20, 2022.

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