when helation of nevis lived there was 10,000 slaves, 500 white people. the population of st. croix was 22,000 slaves, 2000 white people. the average life span of a field hand, brought to the west indies from west africa, was seven years, before he was work to before he died from disease. the planters were not concerned because there was always another slave ship coming in. beekman and kruger dealt in slaves. when hamilton lived in nevis, he was just down the street from a large pen, where the slaves of africa were held before they were sorted out and put on smaller ships, sent to the rest of the british west indies. so, this was a social system hamilton grew up in, heavily skewed, no opportunity to rise. he managed to get out because of his own brilliance and because of his luck. he was a very smart boy, and a smart young man. is employers recognize that. so did the local minister, a christian man, he had connections in the north american mainland. so, when hamilton was a teenager, he was sent to north american to be educated. the plan was to get him trained as a doctor, and

resident who asked that we do not the show his face was sleeping in his home in the 5100 block of nevis street. >> i woke up to hear my taught are crying. i said what is going on. >> after learning that his daughter had been sexually assaulted at gunpoint he then ran through the house and down into the basement. >> all i hear thinks moaning. that is when i look around and i see my brother-in-law tied up in front of the basement. they have him tied with wire, he was tied to either the gas line or waterline. then they had my sister tied up as well. >> reporter: his family members said intruder displayed a silver gun. >> i went running out of the basement door after him but i didn't see anything. >> reporter: police describe intruder as tall wearing a dark sweat shirt with the hood up and mask. another neighbor said a man matching that description attempted to break in a nearby house a short time earlier. >> someone with the dark hoodie was at her window and her son ran outside. that is when the burglar, you know, suspect ran away. >> reporter: the man who spoke with us and his family just

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the father who asked that we not show his face was sleeping in his home in the 5100 block of nevis street just before 4:00 a.m. he was awakened by a disturbing sound. >> i woke up to hear my daughter crying and i said what's going on? she said a man just put a gun to my head. >> he ran downstairs to the basement where he found his brother-in-law and sister tied up. police continue to search for the suspect. >>> new tonight, new jersey state police say they have found the third vehicle suspected in a deadly shoot-out on the atlantic city expressway. detectives located this black truck with delaware plates earlier tonight. they're not releasing any details about who was behind the wheel. meanwhile, five people including a 16-year-old boy face charges in yesterday's shoot-out, police say between along with lynn narrow dough caro, sean stukes were riding in a bullet riddle suv found in egg harbor township. of all four have been shot. a fifth man was uninjured in car on the garden state parkway. his passenger roseman octavius was fatally shot. >>> there are new developments in the johnny dough

the father who asked that we not show his face was sleeping in his home in the 5100 block of nevis street just before 4:00 a.m. he was awakened by a disturbing sound. >> i woke up to hear my daughter crying and i said what's going on? she said a man just put a gun to my head. >> he ran downstairs to the basement where he found his brother-in-law and sister tied up. police continue to search for the suspect. >>> new tonight, new jersey state police say they have found the third vehicle suspected in a deadly shoot-out on the atlantic city expressway. detectives located this black truck with delaware plates earlier tonight. they're not releasing any details about who was behind the wheel. meanwhile, five people including a 16-year-old boy face charges in yesterday's shoot-out, police say between along with lynn narrow dough caro, sean stukes were riding in a bullet riddle suv found in egg harbor township. of all four have been shot. a fifth man was uninjured in car on the garden state parkway. his passenger roseman octavius was fatally shot. >>> there are new developments in the johnny dough

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