SLAVERY IMAGES
A Visual Record of the African Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Early African Diaspora
The images in Slavery Images: A Visual Record of the African Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Early African Diaspora have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period of slavery before c. 1900.
Our growing collection currently holds over 1,200 images, all free to use and publish. It serves teachers, researchers, students, and anyone else seeking to visualize the experiences of enslaved Africans in the Americas and the lives of their descendants.
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Capture of Slaves & Coffles in Africa
Domestic Servants & Free People of Color
Emancipation & Post-Slavery Life
European Forts & Trading Posts in Africa
Family Life, Child Care, Schools
Marketing & Urban Scenes
Military Activities & U.S. Civil War
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Music, Dance & Recreational Activities
New World Agriculture & Plantation Labor
Physical Punishment, Rebellion, Running Away
Plantation Scenes, Slave Settlements & Houses
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Pre-Colonial Africa: Society, Polity, Culture
Religion & Mortuary Practices
Slave Sales & Auctions: African Coast & the Americas
Slave Ships & the Atlantic Crossing (Middle Passage)
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