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Old Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

Old Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

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Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch, & Co, Dealers in Slaves.]

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch...

Virginia 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

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch, & Co, Dealers in Slaves.]

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch...

Virginia 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

A slave plantation. - Public domain dedication image

A slave plantation. - Public domain dedication image

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Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. Virginia. Stereoscope card.

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. Virginia. Stereoscope card.

Virginia 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

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

Florida 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 asse... More

Free labor and slave labor. Great race between the North and the South.
The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

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Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. Virginia. Stereoscope card.

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. Virginia. Stereoscope card.

Virginia 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

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...

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

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

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Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. Virginia. Stereoscope card.

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. Virginia. Stereoscope card.

Virginia 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

Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection,...

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The Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

The Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

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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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The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave Market.

The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave M...

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Receipts for slave purchases. 2 receipts on 1 page, from Richmond , VA from 1859.
The Plaza and the Slave market. St. Augustine, Fla.

The Plaza and the Slave market. St. Augustine, Fla.

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Slave quarters, Tallahassee, Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Slave quarters, Tallahassee, Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collect...

Florida 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 asse... More

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic market square, downtown, commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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...

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The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

Florida 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 asse... More

[Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.] Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

[Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.] Florida Sterescope Cards Collectio...

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The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic market square, downtown, commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

The Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

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The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave Market.

The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave M...

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State's conveyance of $500 to Edmund Bacon for slave, Maria.

State's conveyance of $500 to Edmund Bacon for slave, Maria.

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Davidson, F. L., [Note from Davidson of Water Valley, offering his slave blacksmith for hire. Top reads "Water Valley August 23, 1861..."]

Davidson, F. L., [Note from Davidson of Water Valley, offering his sla...

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Petersburg, VA, January 2,1865; We promise to pay W. Howlett...for slave...

Petersburg, VA, January 2,1865; We promise to pay W. Howlett...for sla...

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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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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
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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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
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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The slave Paul has suffered so much in slavery, that he chose to encounter the hardships and perils of a runaway. He exposed himself, in gloomy forests, to cold and starvation, and finally hung himself, that he might not again fall into the hands of his tormentor.
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
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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The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave Market.

The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave M...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic market square, downtown, commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
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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The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

The Old Spanish Slave Market at St. Augustine, Florida.

Picryl description: Public domain image from Robert Dennis collection of stereoscopic prints, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave Market.

The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave M...

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

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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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
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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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch, & Co, Dealers in Slaves.]

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch...

Virginia 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

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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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
Schematic drawing of an English slave ship, possibly the Brookes, showing the layout of the cargo hold areas for transporting African slaves

Schematic drawing of an English slave ship, possibly the Brookes, show...

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Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo (in Guinea, West Africa). Taken from "Captain Canot, Twenty Years of an African Slaver," published 1854

Slave traders branding an African woman at the Rio Pongo (in Guinea, W...

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[A valuation on Larens, a slave, by a witness who knew him; December 4, 1864.]

[A valuation on Larens, a slave, by a witness who knew him; December 4...

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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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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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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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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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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
General Edward Johnson and G.H. Stewart as prisoners in charge of a former slave.

General Edward Johnson and G.H. Stewart as prisoners in charge of a fo...

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The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave Market.

The Market House of St. Augustine, Florida, formerly used as a Slave M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
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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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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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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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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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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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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Petition for compensation for slave impressed into military service ; Civil War.

Petition for compensation for slave impressed into military service ; ...

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Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch, & Co, Dealers in Slaves.]

Slave pen, Alexandria, Va. [Soldiers standing in front of Price, Birch...

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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil
L. Warren Nelson authorizing his Attorney to receive any and all money from the State of South Carolina for his slave Laurence[Laurens] lost in the public service for the Confederate State.]

L. Warren Nelson authorizing his Attorney to receive any and all money...

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Sometimes a slave is tied up by the wrists, while the ancles are fastened to a staple in the floor. In this position, they are punished with the whip or with the paddle. This is an instrument of torture bored full of holes, each hole raising a blister.
Report of South Carolina State Auditor reviewing facts and making settlement of $2,000 for loss of slave; December 4, 1863.

Report of South Carolina State Auditor reviewing facts and making sett...

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Old Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

Old Slave Market. St. Augustine, Fla.

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An oration commemorative of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States, delivered before the Wilberforce Philanthropic Association, in the City of New York on the second of January, 1809
The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

The abolition of the African slave trade to Brazil

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