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On Thursday, June 29, 1820, at 3:00 P.M., 283 African slaves (two Africans were dead and 281 were in chains) were aboard a slave vessel named, "The Antelope," when they were recaptured by the United States Treasury cutter "Dallas," under the command of John Jackson. The seizure occurred between Amelia Island and the Florida Coast. After about 2,576 days of captivity and legal battle in the United States, 120 Africans died, 2 were missing, 39 were enslaved in the United States (the 39 included 36 …

…slaves were apprehended by Captain John Jackson. Now these men are set to undergo another court case. Many people ask why? If the were freed the first time then why must they be going under trial again. They must, because this time they were taken off a boat and not from Africa. Therefore they are no longer illegally taken. Abolitionist want these men released immediately, but it looks like another long trial. Bibliography my head