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Plantation slave singers; All clapped hand in unison, until the air quivered with melody.

Plantation slave singers; All clapped hand in unison, until the air qu...

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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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[A slave in chains.] - Drawing. Public domain image.

[A slave in chains.] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Grand Procession. Part 3. From a Tomb at Thebes.

Grand Procession. Part 3. From a Tomb at Thebes.

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Habit of a morisco slave in 1568. Esclave moraure.

Habit of a morisco slave in 1568. Esclave moraure.

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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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Celebration of The Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia by the Colored People, in Washington, April 19, 1866

Celebration of The Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia by...

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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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Rather than go out into the unknown, they [the former slaves] chose to stay with those [their former masters]whom they had come to know as friends and protectors.

Rather than go out into the unknown, they [the former slaves] chose to...

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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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Landing negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619

Landing negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619

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A plantation "corn-shucking"-social meetings of slaves.

A plantation "corn-shucking"-social meetings of slaves.

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Efterladte Slaver. - A black and white drawing of a group of people

Efterladte Slaver. - A black and white drawing of a group of people

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Liberation of slaves after the capture of the slave boats.

Liberation of slaves after the capture of the slave boats.

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Slave chain and lash used by the slave masters on the slaves in the West Indies.

Slave chain and lash used by the slave masters on the slaves in the We...

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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...

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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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[Manumission certificate for William Steward, mariner granted citizenship. Ship and dock scene at top.]

[Manumission certificate for William Steward, mariner granted citizens...

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Folks in the big house.

Folks in the big house.

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Carrying bushels of corn

Carrying bushels of corn

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Where Robards kept his "choice stock" of slaves.

Where Robards kept his "choice stock" of slaves.

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Grand Procession. Part 4. From a Tomb at Thebes.

Grand Procession. Part 4. From a Tomb at Thebes.

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Negroes for Sale."

Negroes for Sale."

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Certificate from County of NY of manumission for John Moore, dated April 28, 1813.

Certificate from County of NY of manumission for John Moore, dated Apr...

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Manumission certificate for Nathan Johnson from "State of Maryland, Baltimore City, Sct".
Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Narciro; Narciro; Pedro; Juan

Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Narciro; Narciro; Pedro; Juan

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Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Pedro; Gregoria; Carman; Franaico

Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Pedro; Gregoria; Carman; Franaico

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Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Maria S; Domingo; Frelila; Belen

Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Maria S; Domingo; Frelila; Belen

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Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Tom; Rita

Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Tom; Rita

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Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Hilario; Baldomero; Benito; Ricardo

Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Hilario; Baldomero; Benito; Ricar...

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Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Jose

Empadronamiento General de Esclavos: Jose

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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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It takes a man to be a soldier - Public domain sheet music scan
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 trade, Sierra Leone :: return to an address to His Majesty, dated 7 March 1832; for copy of a charge delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Jeffcott to the Grand Jury of Sierra Leone, on the subject of the slave trade in that colony ...
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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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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Nat Turner's insurrection

Nat Turner's insurrection

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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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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 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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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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Slave trade, Sierra Leone :: return to an address to His Majesty, dated 7 March 1832; for copy of a charge delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Jeffcott to the Grand Jury of Sierra Leone, on the subject of the slave trade in that colony ...
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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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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Black Society of the Tauza Nation, Argentina

Black Society of the Tauza Nation, Argentina

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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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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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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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Slave trade, Sierra Leone :: return to an address to His Majesty, dated 7 March 1832; for copy of a charge delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Jeffcott to the Grand Jury of Sierra Leone, on the subject of the slave trade in that colony ...
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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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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

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

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

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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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

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

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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Manumission certificate for slave named George signed by Radcliffe and Riker in New York City on April 24, 1817.

Manumission certificate for slave named George signed by Radcliffe and...

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Title page, title page

Title page, title page

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Nat Turner's insurrection
"Yours for Christ."- W. H. Robinson

"Yours for Christ."- W. H. Robinson

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Christian slavery in Barbary - Public domain dedication image

Christian slavery in Barbary - Public domain dedication image

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Case of Petrona Celestina - Public domain document scan

Case of Petrona Celestina - Public domain document scan

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Padron de Esclavos: Mililin - Public domain document scan

Padron de Esclavos: Mililin - Public domain document scan

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All Saints' Parish Church.  At Waccamaw, S. C., where Rev. Alexander Glennie was Rector from 1832 to 1866.  His remains lie in the Parish church yard.

All Saints' Parish Church. At Waccamaw, S. C., where Rev. Alexander G...

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

Elections in Indian Towns - Public domain document scan

Elections in Indian Towns - Public domain document scan

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Padron de Esclavos: Catalina - Public domain document scan

Padron de Esclavos: Catalina - Public domain document scan

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General Robert E. Lee's office.  " Probably no spot in the South is possessed of such a wealth of impressive traditions as is this now disued little room underneath the Memorial Chapel.  It was here that the Hero of the South presided as head of Washington and Lee University, and today one can see his pens, his books and his letters just as he left them when he left the little office forever."

General Robert E. Lee's office. " Probably no spot in the South is po...

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

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