Revelations of a Slave Smuggler

"Richard Drake had a long career in the slave trade, describes several slave raids involving Euro-Americans." -Cambridge World History of Slavery (2011) "Drake described loading a boat so completely that not only was the hold crammed, but 50 slaves were also 'tied around the mast and rails' so that 'every available foot of space had been covered with black flesh.''' - NY Times, Feb. 7, 2003 Arriving in Boston in 1802 at the age of 12, Richard Drake (1790-1857) joins his uncle on a slaving voyage