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African American men, women, and children being auctioned off in front of crowd of men.

This illustration shows a slave dealer making a deal with customers.

This account shows the medical beliefs in Morocco surrounding leprosy, particularly in the enslaved Moor population.

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

Stylized text of the Emancipation Proclamation which was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and freed slaves in the Confederacy.

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…

This is a 19th century advertisement for the purchase of slaves.

Transcription:

Cash!
All persons that have SLAVES to dispose of, will do well by giving me a call, as I will give the highest price for Men, Women, & Children. Any person that…

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

These are excerpts from Joseph Sturge's book, A Visit to the United States in 1841, and they show what he saw on his visit to the United States. He promoted for the abolition of slavery in the U.S. especiallly after his visit.

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