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Cape Verdean Americans

The Cape Verdean community in New Bedford, Massachusetts

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The Cape Verdeans in New Bedford, Massachusetts

Cape Verdeans in New Bedford arrived free on whaling ships, making it the Cape Verdean Ellis Island. Inside the schooner Ernestina and a 120-year-old parish.

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The Cape Verdean community in Brockton, Massachusetts

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The Cape Verdeans in Brockton, Massachusetts

Brockton is Cape Verde's eleventh island, with roots in 19th-century New Bedford whaling. The story of how Cape Verdeans built a home in Massachusetts.

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