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Underground railroad map of the United States

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Map of the Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

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This is a print of a picture of slaves escaping from slavery.

The Spirit of Islam: a history of evolution and the ideals of Islam

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Syed Ameer Ali argues for abolition from an Islamic viewpoint

"Relation de l’Empire de Maroc où l’on voit la situation du pays. Les mœurs, coûtumes, gouvernement, religion et politique des habitans"

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An engraving found on the back cover of a book written by François Pidou de Saint Olon. The book was titled "Relation de l'Empire de Maroc" and described Moroccan culture, politics, customs, and religious practices in the late 17th century.

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The Butler Family

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This is a photo of the Butler family.

A general map of the middle British colonies in America

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A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and of the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of…

Court Record Johnson v. Casar

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Court document from the case of Anthony Johnson verses John Casar in which Casar claimed he was an indentured servant while Johnson argued that Casar was his slave. The court decided in favor of Johnson.

Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race and Islam

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A secondary source that is an analysis of primary sources about the slavery in Morocco.

Habit of one of the guards to the king of Morocco in 1695. Garde du roi de Moroc.

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An illustration of one of Sultan Isma'il's slave guards painted by François Pidou de Saint-Olon, the French ambassador to Morocco, in 1695.

It was published in a series of books titled "A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Ancient…

Captain Robert Mitchell

This volume contains information regarding a voyage of the ship Fox, a 146 ton brigantine that left Liverpool on March 8, 1774. The ship stopped first in the Cameroons, West Africa, where 148 African people were enslaved and brought aboard. The ship…