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Over thirty thousand slaves were brought to the shores of colonial
America on ships owned and captained by James DeWolf. When the
United States took action to abolish slavery, this Bristol native
manipulated the legal system and became actively involved in Rhode
Island politics in order to pursue his trading ventures. He served
as a member of the House of Representatives in the state of Rhode
Island and as a United States senator, all while continuing the
slave trade years after passage of the Federal Slave Trade Act of
1808. DeWolf's political power and central role in sustaining the
state's economy allowed him to evade prosecution from local and
federal authorities--even on counts of murder. Through archival
records, author Cynthia Mestad Johnson uncovers the secrets of
James DeWolf and tells an unsettling story of corruption and
exploitation in the Ocean State from slave ships to politics.
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