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London, April 18, 1766. A list of the East-India Company's ships. [London, 1766].

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East India Companies Slave Ships List 1766, on back list of slave names 1784/85.

Descripción de la costa de Salé que comprende desde Cavo Blanco

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This is a map that shows the coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Salé.

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Great auction sale of slaves, at Savannah, Georgia, March 2d and 3d, 1859

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This is an account of The Weeping Time in Savannah, Georgia, when 429 slaves were sold in a matter of two days at the Broeck racetrack. All of the slaves belonged to Pierce M. Butler, and many slave families were broken up.

Triangular Trade, voyage of the Sanderson from Newport, RI, 1752

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This is a map of the Triangular Trade that illustrates different locations of the trade in the Caribbean, North America, and Africa.

Thoughts Upon Slavery written by Methodist Leader, John Wesley,

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In 1774, Wesley writes this tract attacking the Slave Trade in Africa, Europe and the Americas. Four editions were written in the span of two years spreading his abolitionist influence across the world.

Southern Planter: "Pomp, you Rascal! do you see any of those cursed Yankee ships coming this way?"

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This print is a dramatized display of slave master and slave interactions in a southern plantation home.

A Statement of the Exports from Charleston (S.C.) of the Crop of 1784, Beginning December 3, 1784, and Ending Nov. 19, 1785.

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This is a statement documenting agricultural exports from Charleston, including indigo, rice, and tobacco. Slaves are also included.

Duties of Christian Masters

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A book written and published in the United States right before the start of the Civil War about the duties of christian slave masters.

Abolition of the slave trade, or the man the master

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This resource is a political cartoon that shows the reversed rolls of the slave and master, showcasing the brutality of the slave master.