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A distressing parting between parent and child
Coloured print showing a mother being separated from her child after a slave auction.
Tags: Slave trade; Slavery
Bartering on the Niger
Enslaved men and women waiting to be auctioned. Soldiers are keeping guard.
Tags: Auctions; Slave trade; Slavery; Slaves
Separation of families
Print depicting an enslaved family being separated by two slave owners who are using whips to inflict blows.
Slave auction trade
A slave auction taking place near along the harbour. Seen in the background is a ship, possibly belonging to one of the men selling or making purchases.
Tags: Slave trade; Slavery
Slave in chain
Oil painting of an enslaved young man, looking despondent,
as he leans against an object while shackled in chains around his neck and wrist.
as he leans against an object while shackled in chains around his neck and wrist.
Tags: Painting; Slave trade; Slavery
Slave raid on an African village
A village in Central Africa being raided. The women and children which have been spared are being shackled and bound together by neck.
Slaves at their leisure in a negro yard
Enslaved women carrying out their domestic duties by their living quarters on a plantation.
Tags: Plantations; Slave trade; Slavery; Slaves - Dwellings
Slaves being rowed to ships waiting off the coast of Africa
Enslaved Africans being taken to ships in boats.
Tags: Boats; Slave ships; Slave trade; Slavery
Sold into slavery
Men, women and children being sold into slavery at a slave auction.
Tags: Slave trade; Slavery