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Seeking Freedom Through Maritime Means
Great Dismal Swamp
"Self-emancipators who marooned in the Dismal Swamp knew just how close they were to these bustling ports, and many sought out the protection of the swamp specifically because of the proximity to northbound shipping lanes.”
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J Brent Morris, Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp
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