Pirates and democracy

Inspired by my comment here
http://lyceum-arabica.livejournal.com/86812.html

some links, on pirate democracy, insurance, and freedom for blacks.
http://a4a.mahost.org/pirates.html
http://www.physorg.com/news70726212.html
http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/history/pirates/goodpirates.htm
http://www.cdnn.info/news/article/a050614.html

A long article on pirate sociology (including homosexuality and women pirates)
http://www.eco-action.org/dod/no8/pirate.html

Some archaeology
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/whydah/story.html