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Old 06-23-2020, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by anothersteve View Post
I'm trying to find it but "if" I remember some history from way back, Samuel Ellis, who owned Ellis Island and was named for, was a slave owner. The name Effy comes to mind. Might be a busy night.
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Mere slave owners are amateurs compared to Duke of York and Yale. They were both slave traders. York's company brought more slaves to the new world than any other person.