@TheConversationUS @histodons @blackmastodon

"#Whaling was also one of the few industries where #BlackAmericans, both free and formerly #enslaved, could make money and become wealthy. Individuals of all backgrounds could rise through the whaling industry ranks based on skill rather than birth."

I'm happy to give three cheers to #MobyDick's #Daggoo, #Tashtego and #Queequeg.