Title:
The wreck of the Henrietta Marie
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Michael H. Cottman's book, "The wreck of the Henrietta Marie"
uncommon maritime disaster
sunken slave ship
black scuba divers
Underwater monument
slaves and slavers
uncommon maritime disaster
sunken slave ship
black scuba divers
Underwater monument
slaves and slavers
Object ID:
Kim07-071a
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
08/19/1999
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Michael H. Cottman's book, "The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie" (Harmony Books, 1999) subtitled, "An African-American's Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship's Past" records the history of an uncommon maritime disaster. Captain Moe Molinar, of the salvage boat Virgalona, discovered the wreck July 19, 1973 about 37 miles west of Key West and 90 miles north of Havana. On November 15, 1992, the National Association of Black Scuba Divers dedicated an underwater monument at the site of the wreck of the Henrietta Marie, " .. in recognition of the courage, pain and suffering of enslaved African people…".
People:
Cottmann, Michael H.
Molinar, Moe [Capt.]
Fisher, Mel
Chamberlain, Thomas
Molinar, Moe [Capt.]
Fisher, Mel
Chamberlain, Thomas
Search Terms:
maritime disaster
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slave ship
underwater monument
black scuba divers
slaves
slavers
Henrietta Marie
book
salvage boat Virgalona
wreck
slave ship
underwater monument
black scuba divers
slaves
slavers
Henrietta Marie
book
salvage boat Virgalona