38Talk:

Yes, thanks for this article Michelle.  Very meaningful.

And Charlie your blog entry made me think of all sorts of thigns, including the fact that Frederick Douglass successfully disguised himself as a sailor during his escape from Maryland in 1838 (something he did not reveal until his third autobiography, first published in 1881.

Bob Wallace

Michelle: Thanks for this article. As one whose research focuses on black mariners I really appreciated this piece.

Charlie Foy

----- Original Message -----

From: "Michelle Moon" 

To: crfoy@eiu.edu

Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 2:56:08 PM

Subject: [38Talk] Boston Globe Story about family link to Morgan

Didn't want anyone to miss this terrific story. I volunteered on the Morgan Saturday while this family stood and talked - their conversation was so very interesting I wished I could just jump in. But the story is even more fascinating - a great glimpse into one of the many lives touched deeply by the whaling industry and the Morgan in particular.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/07/20/charles-morgan-brings-history-life-for-family-whose-roots-america-began-ship/oqPs97CwWWUjjbmVPKNTjI/story.html

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