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Pirates of the Carolinas 2

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 2
Pirates had a strict list of articles, or laws, that had to be signed by each member of the crew before a voyage began. Those rules governed who would get how much of whatever treasure was captured...
Pirates of the Carolinas 4

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 4
Stede Bonnett is a wealthy and well-respected sugar plantation owner from the tiny West Indian island of Barbados. He used his own resources to outfit a sloop he christened "Revenge." With ten guns...
Pirates of the Carolinas 8

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 8
On November day in 1996, divers representing the private research group Intersal Inc. were concluding the first stage of their search of 18th-century shipwrecks in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina...
Pirates of the Carolinas 6

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 6
For a time, piracy was tolerated. Some would even say encouraged, based on the actions of many public officials in Carolina's port cities. Bargain prices were often paid by town merchants for ill...
Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps

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Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is hailed as one of the most influential African American educators and Civil Rights figures, during the first half of the 20th century. Born on a cotton farm in Mayesville, SC...
Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps

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Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps
Robert Smalls was a former slave and Civil War hero who made a significant impact on American history. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839, Smalls worked on the docks and was trained...