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A village in Central Africa being raided. The women and children which have been spared are being shackled and bound together by neck.

Three men are engaged in conversation as a young man, holding a tray with items, walks behind an older man.

Oil painting of an enslaved young man, looking despondent,
as he leans against an object while shackled in chains around his neck and wrist.

Enslaved Africans dancing to the sounds of the drum and percussion instruments being played by their compatriots.

Drawing of slave dwellings near a mountainous region.

Three enslaved Africans chatting among themselves in a relaxed mood. A turkey is beside them.

"Two holes at back for coons to be thrust through and chained to a bard embedded in the masonry."

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.

Enslaved persons including a topless woman and two children are being inspected by propective buyers at a 'slave auction'. Paraphernalia for branding the slaves are in the foreground.

A depiction of slaves (rebels) forcing the retreat of European soldiers near Mahaica Fort in Demerara, Guyana, during the Demerara Rebellion of 1823.