John Quirk, Quirky History: Maritime Moments Most History Books Don’t Mention by Eric Wiberg

The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord beatings and some perishing.Due to the existence of seamen's protection certificates, we only know the identities of about a dozen of these sailors, all American citizens and all white.It is a useful reminder that the vast majority of captives were foreign, foreign-born, or Black, a reflection of the typical composition of early-nineteenth century American naval crews.Finally, Leiner demonstrates that it was the published tales of the captive sailors' lot that served to not only further galvanize American sentiment against North Africa, but also fuel calls among some to recognize the absolute hypocrisy at home regarding the institution of African slavery.