IT COMMANDED THE AFRICAN SQUADRON FROM 1859 TO 1861, PATROLLING THE WEST AFRICAN COAST LOOKING FOR ILLEGAL SLAVE SHIPS. EVEN THOUGH SLAVERY WAS STILL LEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THOSE YEARS ...

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