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

Map of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

'Amazing Grace' hymn written by John Newton, which was later set to music

Writing by John Newton in 1788 titled 'Thoughts upon the African Slave Trade'. 1st print.

This is an exert from explains the religious justification,specifically the Christian Justification, used to enslave people.

This is the abridged version of the life of Charles Ball. It is an invaluable first-hand account of slavery. Due to the nature of slavery, first-hand account are rare. The account was transcribed by Issac Fisher.

This is an excerpt from Fifty Years In Chains; it shows how he views Christianity and the Bible.

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…

Arguably the most famous firsthand account of slavery from the point-of-view of one who was enslaved.

An illustration of a slave market in Marrakesh by British landscape and figure painter, Archibald Stevenson Forrest.

Watercolor reproductions of Forrest's oil paintings appeared in a series of travel books published by A & C Black in the early…