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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
A negro hung alive by the ribs to a gallows
A photographic print of a live negro hanging from a gallows by a rope tied around his ribs. Human skeletal remains are on the ground below him.
Bartering on the Niger
Enslaved men and women waiting to be auctioned. Soldiers are keeping guard.
Tags: Auctions; Slave trade; Slavery; Slaves
Sale of slaves by auction
An eighteenth century print depicting an enslaved child [on platform] and woman being auctioned.
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 man in town
Three men are engaged in conversation as a young man, holding a tray with items, walks behind an older man.
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.