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A Tour from Gibraltar to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant; and Thence Over Mount Atlas to Morocco: Including a Particular Account of the Royal Harem, Etc
This account shows the medical beliefs in Morocco surrounding leprosy, particularly in the enslaved Moor population.
Main Ports of Slave Embarkation - Atlantic Africa, 1510-1860
This chart illustrates the volume of voyages that left from major African ports over time.
Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788
This image of the slave ship Brookes was one of the first images of slavery to which Western societies were exposed. It shows the inhumane conditions that enslaved people had to endure. Note the lack of space and lack of means to dispose of human…
A Statement of the Exports from Charleston (S.C.) of the Crop of 1784, Beginning December 3, 1784, and Ending Nov. 19, 1785.
This is a statement documenting agricultural exports from Charleston, including indigo, rice, and tobacco. Slaves are also included.
Southern Planter: "Pomp, you Rascal! do you see any of those cursed Yankee ships coming this way?"
This print is a dramatized display of slave master and slave interactions in a southern plantation home.
Monument of King Behanzin
A monument of king Behanzin of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the city of Abomey. Says "I will never accept to sign any treaty making us susceptible by alienating the independence of the ancestor’s land".
