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Slaves being rowed to ships waiting off the coast of Africa
Enslaved Africans being taken to ships in boats.
Slaves at their leisure in a negro yard
Enslaved women carrying out their domestic duties by their living quarters on a plantation.
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.
Slave man in town
Three men are engaged in conversation as a young man, holding a tray with items, walks behind an older man.
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.
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.
Separation of families
Print depicting an enslaved family being separated by two slave owners who are using whips to inflict blows.
Sale of slaves by auction
An eighteenth century print depicting an enslaved child [on platform] and woman being auctioned.
The gradual abolition off the slave trade. Or leaving sugar by degrees
Satirical print of George III with the Queen, two of his daughters, and the Queen's Keeper of the Robes, sitting at a table and discussing their use of sugar as the abolition of the slave trade was ending.
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Poet Laureate, Mervyn Morris and Governor General at Investiture Ceremony
Professor Mervyn Morris, Poet Laureate of Jamaica (2014 - 2016) with Governor General Sir Patrick Allen during the Poet Laureate Investiture Ceremony…