Timothy Meaher organized the last slave shipment to the U.S. in 1860, an illegal endeavor

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Timothy Meaher

Timothy Meaher organized the last slave shipment to the U.S. in 1860, an illegal endeavor since January 1, 1808. Trafficking of captive Africans was declared an act of piracy by the U.S. Congress in 1820 and was punishable by death.