History - Slavery

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two bowls with designs on them sitting next to each other in front of a white background
1800's Sugar bowl with anti-slavery message. it says: 'East India Sugar not made By Slaves. By Six Families using East India, instead of West India Sugar, One Slave Less is required'. MuseumofLondon.org.uk
an image of some sort of art with yellow and black circles on it's sides
Modern Slavery | Daily Infographic
Modern Slavery. Daily Infographic.
an old poster with some writing on it's back and front pages in english
African American Slave Trade: Ships & Records for Genealogy
An Infographic illustrating the African slave trade in American history.
a painting of a woman with a turban on her head standing in front of the ocean
Shocking History: Why Women of Color in the 1800s Were Banned From Wearing Their Hair in Public - BGLH Marketplace
Did you know that in late 18th century Louisiana, black and multiracial women were ordered to cover their hair in public?
an old drawing of people walking in the woods
Retracing Slavery's Trail of Tears
America's forgotten migration – the journeys of a million African-Americans from the tobacco South to the cotton South
a painting of a woman with a turban on her head standing in front of the ocean
1844 Adoph Rinck. Possibly a portrait of Marie Laveaux. In 1863, Fanny Kemble's description of the slaves on her husband's Georgia plantation included: "head handkerchiefs, that put one's very eyes out from a mile off..."
two bowls with designs on them sitting next to each other in front of a white background
1800's Sugar bowl with anti-slavery message. it says: 'East India Sugar not made By Slaves. By Six Families using East India, instead of West India Sugar, One Slave Less is required'. MuseumofLondon.org.uk
Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 1797) also known as Gustavus Vassa,  was a prominent African involved in the British movement  for the abolition of the slave trade. Black, Dark Skin, The Way, Oil Painting
Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 1797) also known as Gustavus Vassa, was a prominent African involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade.
a wooden medal with an image of a man kneeling on the ground
Pin cushion
Slavery Pin Cushion. National Maritime Museum. collections.rmg.co.uk
an antique portrait of a woman holding a cat
Slave and his mistress
Slave and His Mistress. National Maritime Museum. collections.rmg.co.uk