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Manuscript of an officer of the highest class moving to Portugal
The separation of a family of slaves after being seized & sold upon a warrant of destraint for their masters debts. As described in Bickells "West Indies as they are," page 16&17.

The separation of a family of slaves after being seized & sold upon a ...

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Certificate of freedom in ten years for woman named Dinah, signed by Maria Duffie

Certificate of freedom in ten years for woman named Dinah, signed by M...

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Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America for the suppression of the African slave trade

Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America for the su...

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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 ...

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In the Slave Market, Constantinople

In the Slave Market, Constantinople

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Black Mother being separated from her baby

Black Mother being separated from her baby

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Slaves chained together by the neck and driven to work on the roads. See Bickells "West Indies as they are," page 15

Slaves chained together by the neck and driven to work on the roads. S...

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The case of the Royal African Company of England

The case of the Royal African Company of England

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[The American Slave; Illustration in Pearson's Magazine].

[The American Slave; Illustration in Pearson's Magazine].

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Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

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Manuscript of an officer of the highest class moving to Portugal
Left by slave traders to their fate

Left by slave traders to their fate

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Torturing American citizens. - Public domain dedication image

Torturing American citizens. - Public domain dedication image

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Slave auction
A discourse, delivered at the African meeting-house, in Boston, July 14, 1808, in grateful celebration of the abolition of the African slave-trade, by the governments of the United States, Great Britain and Denmark
An act for extending and improving the trade to Africa

An act for extending and improving the trade to Africa

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Royal Portuguese Decree

Royal Portuguese Decree

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Manuscript of an officer of the highest class moving to Portugal
Female in chains kneeling on the ground in a plantation

Female in chains kneeling on the ground in a plantation

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African slave traffic - Public domain dedication image
Slave auction on Cheapside, Lexington.

Slave auction on Cheapside, Lexington.

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A black family being separated - Public domain dedication image

A black family being separated - Public domain dedication image

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Chart of the world, on Mercator's Projection. Illustrative of the Impolicy of Slavery.
Drowning - Public domain dedication image

Drowning - Public domain dedication image

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Scene on the Coast; Branding a female slave.

Scene on the Coast; Branding a female slave.

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Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Lord Grenville, in the House of Lords, on Monday, June 27, 1814, in moving for certain papers relative to the revival of the slave trade

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Lord Grenville, in the...

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Papers presented to the House of Commons, respecting the slave trade

Papers presented to the House of Commons, respecting the slave trade

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Branding slaves - Public domain dedication image

Branding slaves - Public domain dedication image

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Exchanging citizens for horses.

Exchanging citizens for horses.

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Whereas it is found by experience, that traffique with infidels and barbarous nations not in amity with us

Whereas it is found by experience, that traffique with infidels and ba...

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Carcans pour conduire les esclaves de l'intèrieur jusqu' au port d'embarquement, (Vignette de 1843).

Carcans pour conduire les esclaves de l'intèrieur jusqu' au port d'emb...

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Plan de la batterie basse du même navire négrier à 2 batteries, capturé en 1843, se rendant en Amérique.(I).

Plan de la batterie basse du même navire négrier à 2 batteries, captur...

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Sale in New York
Woman and child on auction block

Woman and child on auction block

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Answers to the objections against the proposals of the Royal African Company for settling the trade to Africa

Answers to the objections against the proposals of the Royal African C...

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A letter to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas: on his speech, delivered in the House of Commons, on the twenty-sixth day of February, 1795, on Mr. Wilberforce's motion, for the abolition of the slave trade

A letter to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas: on his speech, delivered in t...

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Poster warning Blacks in Boston - kidnappers.

Poster warning Blacks in Boston - kidnappers.

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To be sold, on board the ship Bance Island, ... negroes, just arrived from the Windward & Rice Coast
The coffle gang. (see page 164)

The coffle gang. (see page 164)

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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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A short sketch of the evidence delivered before a Committee of the House of Commons: for the abolition of the slave trade; to which is added a recommendation of the subject to the serious attention of people in general
Slave Markt - A large group of people standing around a harbor

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

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O my great massa in heaven, pity me, and bless my children!

O my great massa in heaven, pity me, and bless my children!

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Flogging American women. - Public domain dedication image

Flogging American women. - Public domain dedication image

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Ombord a ett slafskepp - A group of men standing on top of a boat

Ombord a ett slafskepp - A group of men standing on top of a boat

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Tanning a boy. - Public domain dedication image

Tanning a boy. - Public domain dedication image

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Emily runs away. - A black and white advertisement for a reward

Emily runs away. - A black and white advertisement for a reward

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Correspondence from Granville Sharp, Chairman of the Committee of London for Abolition of the Slave Trade, to Hercules Ross of North Britain, September 17, 1791. The letter bears the abolitionist seal, “Am I Not a Man and a Brother.”

Correspondence from Granville Sharp, Chairman of the Committee of Lond...

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Slave hire agreement, January 29, 1825. A promissory note for $184.75, the document also includes a list of clothing and a blanket to be given to the slave.

Slave hire agreement, January 29, 1825. A promissory note for $184.75,...

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Solomon Northup in his plantation suit.

Solomon Northup in his plantation suit.

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Kidnapping. - Public domain dedication image

Kidnapping. - Public domain dedication image

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Arrest du conseil d'état du roi, qui ordonne que la gratification accordée au commerce pour la traite des nègres

Arrest du conseil d'état du roi, qui ordonne que la gratification acco...

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La traite par les Arabes de l' Afrique centrale et septentrionale.

La traite par les Arabes de l' Afrique centrale et septentrionale.

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Autre caravane d' esclaves dans l'Afrique oèientale.

Autre caravane d' esclaves dans l'Afrique oèientale.

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Sugar plantation - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sugar plantation - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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Plan of a settlement to be made near Sierra Leona, on the Grain Coast of Africa: Intended more particularly for the service and happy establishment of blacks and people of colour, to be shipped as freemen under the direction of the Committee for Relieving the Black Poor, and under the protection of the British government

Plan of a settlement to be made near Sierra Leona, on the Grain Coast ...

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O herre, kop mitt yngsta barn, sa att jag matte fa behalla atminstone ett enda af mina barn." (sid. 21)
Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

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The driver's whip unfolds its torturing coil. "She only sulks go lash her to her toil."
Ladies whipping girls. - Public domain dedication image

Ladies whipping girls. - Public domain dedication image

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The slavery prosecutions at Cairo.

The slavery prosecutions at Cairo.

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Barre de justice, colliers et cadenas pour enchaîner les esclaves á bord des navires négreirs. (Vignette de 1843).

Barre de justice, colliers et cadenas pour enchaîner les esclaves á bo...

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Bateau négrier, contenant 184 esclaves, échoué et capturé par un croiseur, prés Zanzibar.

Bateau négrier, contenant 184 esclaves, échoué et capturé par un crois...

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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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Manuscript of an officer of the highest class moving to Portugal
Manuscript of an officer of the highest class moving to Portugal
Coupe de face d'un navire négrier, capturé en 1843.

Coupe de face d'un navire négrier, capturé en 1843.

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De slavenhandelaar Walker en de schryver dryven slaven naar de markt. De schryver en zyne moeder worden gevangen genomen en in slaverny teruggevoerd.

De slavenhandelaar Walker en de schryver dryven slaven naar de markt. ...

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Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Edinburgh]

Granville Sharp, London, England. To "Gentlemen of the Committee" [for...

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Picture of slavery in the United States of America. [title page]

Picture of slavery in the United States of America. [title page]

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Slaves exposed for sale. See Bickells "West Indies as they are," page 19

Slaves exposed for sale. See Bickells "West Indies as they are," page ...

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Reward notice for runaway slaves

Reward notice for runaway slaves

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L'esclave Négre et son tyran arabe.

L'esclave Négre et son tyran arabe.

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Husbands, wives, and families sold indiscriminately to different purchasers, are violently separated ; probably never to meet again

Husbands, wives, and families sold indiscriminately to different purch...

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Negroes for Sale."

Negroes for Sale."

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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

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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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Family amalgamation among the men-stealers.

Family amalgamation among the men-stealers.

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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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A slave plantation. - Public domain dedication image

A slave plantation. - Public domain dedication image

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Auction at Richmond. - Public domain dedication image

Auction at Richmond. - Public domain dedication image

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Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

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Plan of a settlement to be made near Sierra Leona, on the Grain Coast of Africa: Intended more particularly for the service and happy establishment of blacks and people of colour, to be shipped as freemen under the direction of the Committee for Relieving the Black Poor, and under the protection of the British government

Plan of a settlement to be made near Sierra Leona, on the Grain Coast ...

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Birth Certificate for child named Charity, born to Nanny, signed by Elizabeth Maunsell, Harlem, New York

Birth Certificate for child named Charity, born to Nanny, signed by El...

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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus Vassa, the African

The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus...

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Royal Portuguese Decree

Royal Portuguese Decree

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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus Vassa, the African

The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus...

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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus Vassa, the African

The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus...

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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
A narrative of the life of John Marrant, of New-York, in North-America: giving an account of his conversion when only fourteen years of age : he left his mother's house from religious motives, wander'd several days in the desart without food, and was at last taken by an Indian hunter among the Cherokees, where he was condemned to die : with his conversion of the king of the Cherokees and his daughter, &c. &c. &c. : the whole authenticated by the Reverend W. Aldridge

A narrative of the life of John Marrant, of New-York, in North-America...

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The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus Vassa, the African

The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or, Gustavus...

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A Thanksgiving sermon: preached January 1, 1808 in St. Thomas's, or the African Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, on account of the abolition of the African slave trade on that day, by the Congress of the U.S. [Microform]

A Thanksgiving sermon: preached January 1, 1808 in St. Thomas's, or th...

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