The work they did included scraping the hull , moving timber , and helping to suppress fires .
Here enslaved African Americans worked as seamen , cooks , servants or laborers , performing many of the most unpleasant and difficult jobs .
The work African Americans did included scraping the hull , moving timber , and helping to suppress fires .
Here enslaved African Americans worked as seamen , cooks , servants or laborers , performing many of the most unpleasant and difficult jobs .