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The details of the ordeal have been changed for “Swept Away,” which is set in 1888 on a whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass.

Fearing human traffickers, Douglass, now married to Anna Murray, fled again to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he gained a reputation as an orator speaking out against slavery with the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.

David Ruggles told Frederick and his new bride, Anna Murray—they were married in Ruggles’s parlor—to head north to New Bedford, Massachusetts, a haven for freed blacks.

This spring, massive tower sections from Portugal arrived at the Port of New Bedford to be assembled out on the water.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Wednesday’s announcement is a “great way to kick off 2024.”