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The Ramesêum. The remains of the great hypostyle of the Temple of Rameses II.  The figures of Christian slaves have been painted on some of the columns.

The Ramesêum. The remains of the great hypostyle of the Temple of Rame...

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Edward Stone's coffle gang.

Edward Stone's coffle gang.

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In the Slave Market, Constantinople

In the Slave Market, Constantinople

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Emancipation statue Boston, Mass. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Emancipation statue Boston, Mass. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope...

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A plantation scene in South Carolina.

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

South Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Women of Kazegut in different dresses; Negroes climbing the palm tree; A Negro playing on the Ballard or Balafo; Hut of the Negroes.

Women of Kazegut in different dresses; Negroes climbing the palm tree;...

Public domain scan of 16th-17th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map showing the distribution of slaves in the Southern States

Map showing the distribution of slaves in the Southern States

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Old slave with hand held hemp-brake.

Old slave with hand held hemp-brake.

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Lewis county slaves sold on Cheapside.

Lewis county slaves sold on Cheapside.

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Folks in the big house.

Folks in the big house.

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Where Robards kept his "choice stock" of slaves.

Where Robards kept his "choice stock" of slaves.

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Emancipation. - Public domain portrait photograph Cartes de visite

Emancipation. - Public domain portrait photograph Cartes de visite

Public domain photograph related to the history of Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bond posted by C. M. Clay to emancipate six slaves.

Bond posted by C. M. Clay to emancipate six slaves.

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The mode of flogging Slaves, as described in Bickells "West Indies as they are."

The mode of flogging Slaves, as described in Bickells "West Indies as ...

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Dutch soldiers in a boat with slaves from the Colonies, Africa.]

[Dutch soldiers in a boat with slaves from the Colonies, Africa.]

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 18th-19th-century European armies.

A Poem: by Phillis, a Negro Girl, in Boston

A Poem: by Phillis, a Negro Girl, in Boston

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Selling females by the pound. - Public domain dedication image

Selling females by the pound. - Public domain dedication image

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Slave traders marching their captives to the coast, butchering disabled ones along the way.

Slave traders marching their captives to the coast, butchering disable...

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Black history - Women's history:  Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977, BU. X.247

Black history - Women's history: Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977, BU. X.2...

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Old slave quarters on one of the plantations which is now part of La Delta Project, Thomastown, La., June 1940.

Old slave quarters on one of the plantations which is now part of La D...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Grandchildren of slaves. African-American experience

Grandchildren of slaves. African-American experience

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Sold to go South.

Sold to go South.

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View of Cape de Verde; View of the Negro town at Rusisco.

View of Cape de Verde; View of the Negro town at Rusisco.

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century landscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence. Baptized in Brooklyn….by Henry Ward Beecher, May, 1863. Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence, a Redeemed Slave Child, 5 years of age.

Redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence. Baptized in Brooklyn….b...

Picryl description: Public domain historical book on American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Slave Markt - A large group of people standing around a harbor

Slave Markt - A large group of people standing around a harbor

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Old slave couple , Mercer county.

Old slave couple , Mercer county.

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Prospect of the coast from El Mina to Mowri; Negro canoes carrying slaves at Mansrow; Prospect of St. Georges castle at El Mina.

Prospect of the coast from El Mina to Mowri; Negro canoes carrying sla...

Public domain image of a historical view, city, building, cityscape, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

An ex-slave.

An ex-slave.

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Emancipated slaves can take care of themselves.
Got your habits on - Public domain sheet music scan
Old Negro [former slave] with horn with which slaves were called; Near Marshall, Texas.

Old Negro [former slave] with horn with which slaves were called; Near...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospect of Bense Island and fort; Bense Island; Negro house at Sierra Leona.

Prospect of Bense Island and fort; Bense Island; Negro house at Sierra...

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Negro house of Cape Mesurado.

Negro house of Cape Mesurado.

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The slaves are sometimes chained together when they go to work in the fields, lest their love of liberty should induce them to make violent efforts to escape.
A mother's anguish.
An ex-slave.

An ex-slave.

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A plantation scene in South Carolina.

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

South Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

South Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

Emancipation statue Boston, Mass. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Emancipation statue Boston, Mass. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

South Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

[Dogs attacking the Black slaves.], Montanus Arnoldus 1625-1683, cartographer

[Dogs attacking the Black slaves.], Montanus Arnoldus 1625-1683, carto...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Sculpture of Lincoln freeing a slave by Thomas Ball in Park Square.

Sculpture of Lincoln freeing a slave by Thomas Ball in Park Square.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Emancipation group, Park Square, Boston. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Emancipation group, Park Square, Boston. Boston, MA. 19th Century Ster...

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Emancipation group, Park Square, Boston. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Emancipation group, Park Square, Boston. Boston, MA. 19th Century Ster...

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

View of chained African slaves in cargo hold of slave ship, measuring three feet and three inches high.

View of chained African slaves in cargo hold of slave ship, measuring ...

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Branding slaves.
Emancipation statue Boston, Mass. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Emancipation statue Boston, Mass. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, free to use, no copyright restrictions

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

A plantation scene in South Carolina.

South Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

View of chained African slaves in cargo hold of slave ship, measuring three feet and three inches high

View of chained African slaves in cargo hold of slave ship, measuring ...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hunting slaves with dogs and guns.
It takes a man to be a soldier - Public domain sheet music scan
Emancipation group, Park Square, Boston. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Emancipation group, Park Square, Boston. Boston, MA. 19th Century Ster...

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