The Slave Ship

[Jim Garrett]

An interesting note......A couple of years ago, Rich Smyth and I had lunch with my cousin, esteemed author and historian Robert H. Patton. He told us that many of the American slave ships were owned by Quakers. They leased the ships to the captains who were the ones that controlled the cargo, but the Quakers knew what their ships were used for. Interesting how people will find a way to side step their religious convictions in the name of profit.