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Daniel talks with Madeleine Burnside, co-author of "Spirits of the Passage", a new book which traces the journey of an 18th century slave ship which went down off the coast of Florida in the 1700's. . Burnside says though slaves were kept under tight control throughout the journey from Africa, many would still try to throw themselves overboard and to certain death rather than spend the rest of their days as slaves in the 'New World'.

With the volunteerism set to begin this weekend, NPR's Eric Westerveldt looks at the Quakers, the pacifist religious group that has made volunteerism an act of faith.

Cliff Island, Maine. Its population is small and getting smaller. Next year the one room schoolhouse may be down to one student, a situation islanders fear could soon lead to its closure. To counter the trend, year-round residents are actively recruiting outsiders to move to the island. Andrea de Leon of Maine Public Radio reports.

Joined by former Presidents Bush and Carter, President Bill Clinton today opened a three day National Volunteer Summit in Philadelphia. Eric Westervelt brings us a report from Philadelphia.

Weekend Edition's Dan Schorr speaks with Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Mississippi State Attorney General Michael Moore about the ongoing tobacco settlement discussions and this week's ruling on FDA jurisdiction over tobacco.

on the small but growing network of reformers who want to change the laws for campaign financing on the state and local level. Legislatures in some 20 states are being asked to make the changes.

In the last few weeks, thousands of Albanian refugees have been streaming into Italy through the port city of Brindisi. Robert talks with Orla Guerin, the Southern Europe correspondent for the BBC, about the Italian government's plans to send many of them back to Albania.

Linda talks with Dr. Harmon Eyre, the chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, and Dr. Robert Lawrence, a professor of Health Policy and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, about the controversy surrounding the recommendation of mammograms for women over 40 years of age.

News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the Oklahoma City Bombing Trial. While trial has only just begun, it represents the conflicts of our times.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Hong Kong that though human rights groups are critical of the chinese designated chief executive's gutting ot Hong Kong's civil liberties laws, old time expatriate businessmen insist they are not concerned about Hong Kong's future once it reverts to Chinenese rule July 1. These businessmen say they believe China recognizes the economic importance of Hong Kong and that they expect it will be business as usual.