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In Black Panther, Killmonger says "bury me in the ocean with my ancestors that jumped from the ships because they knew death was better than bondage" How common was it for victims of the transatlantic slave trade to commit suicide by jumping from ships?

by /u/ExiledToTerminus in /r/AskHistorians

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