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Background imageSlavery Collection: Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800s

Slaves in Washington DC, early 1800s
Slave-coffle in Washington DC passing the old Capitol, which burned in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonians

Conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonians
Fall of Jerusalem, beginning the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews, 500s BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: EXPL2A-00312

EXPL2A-00312
Map of slave and free areas of the United States in 1854, at the time of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Background imageSlavery Collection: Africans taken by canoe to be sold as slaves

Africans taken by canoe to be sold as slaves
African native slavers canoe carrying captives to the coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Kemble illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Slave caravan in Africa

Slave caravan in Africa
Captured Africans to be sold as slaves. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: African slave shed in the Congo basin

African slave shed in the Congo basin
A slave shed where African captives are held until sold. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Kemble illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: African slave caravan on the march

African slave caravan on the march
African slavers killing a captive too weak to march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: African slaves in Uganda, 1800s

African slaves in Uganda, 1800s
Native slaves carrying fuel and cutting rice in East Africa, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal

Background imageSlavery Collection: PPRE2A-00079

PPRE2A-00079
George Washington and the Custis children with Afroamerican field hands at Mount Vernon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: PPRE2A-00133

PPRE2A-00133
Death of George Washington at his Mount Vernon home, 1799. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Mississippi frontier in the early 1800s

Mississippi frontier in the early 1800s
Settlers log cabin on the Pascagoula River, Mississippi. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: PLAT2A-00007

PLAT2A-00007
Toussaint Louverture, liberator of Haiti. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageSlavery Collection: PLAT2A-00008

PLAT2A-00008
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, emperor Jacques I of Haiti. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageSlavery Collection: HSET2A-00096

HSET2A-00096
Southern lady and her African-American slave in an outdoor market, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Black slave in colonial New York

Black slave in colonial New York
African-American household slave in colonial New York. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Slave cabins on a plantation

Slave cabins on a plantation
Row of slave cabins on a southern plantation, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: PBLA2A-00001

PBLA2A-00001
Capture of Nat Turner, leader of slave revolt in 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Interior of slave cabin where Booker T. Washington was born

Interior of slave cabin where Booker T. Washington was born, Burroughs tobacco plantation, Virginia. Photograph

Background imageSlavery Collection: Woman urging a slave to escape

Woman urging a slave to escape
Plantation school teacher urging a slave to escape to freedom, 1850s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Slaves planning their escape to freedom

Slaves planning their escape to freedom
Slaves on a cotton plantation talking about escaping to the north, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: AGRI2A-00014

AGRI2A-00014
Picking cotton on a plantation in the Deep South, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Slaves escaping at night

Slaves escaping at night
Group of slaves finding their way to freedom in the night. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: AGRI2A-00115

AGRI2A-00115
African-American slave with bag of picked cotton, US South, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Construction of the Tower of Babel

Construction of the Tower of Babel
Captives building the Tower of Babel in ancient Babylon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Hebrew captives carrying bricks in ancient Egypt

Hebrew captives carrying bricks in ancient Egypt
Slaves carrying bricks for buildings in ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Slaves milling grain in ancient Pompeii

Slaves milling grain in ancient Pompeii
Slaves grinding grain in a bakery in ancient Pompeii. Hand-colored woodcut of a 9th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Pharaoh and his attendants

Pharaoh and his attendants
Egyptian pharaoh with a court official and a fan-bearer. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageSlavery Collection: Household servants in ancient Rome

Household servants in ancient Rome
Home and servants of Scipio the Younger, ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: GANC2A-00264

GANC2A-00264
Merchants from Carthage selling slaves and wares in a Roman villa. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageSlavery Collection: Family life in ancient Athens

Family life in ancient Athens
Morning activities in the peristyle of a familys home in ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Antislavery documents burned in South Carolina, 1830s

Antislavery documents burned in South Carolina, 1830s
Pro-slavery bonfire of abolitionist literature in Charleston, South Carolina, 1830s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Angry US Congressmen debate secession, 1860

Angry US Congressmen debate secession, 1860
Impassioned debate in the House of Representatives, December 1860 to January 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Crowds in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860

Crowds in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860
Old Customs-House in Charleston, South Carolina, just before the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: PPRE2A-00075

PPRE2A-00075
George Washington and his family at Mount Vernon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Washington family at Mount Vernon

Washington family at Mount Vernon
Domestic life at Mount Vernon, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Cutting a tree in South Carolina

Cutting a tree in South Carolina
African-Americans cutting a live-oak in the forest along the Ashley River, South Carolina. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: PLIT2A-00104

PLIT2A-00104
Part of the original manuscript of " Uncle Toms Cabin" by Harriet Beacher Stowe. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageSlavery Collection: PEXP2A-00069

PEXP2A-00069
Nicolas de Ovandos army on Hispaniola setting out for Xaragua, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: GATL2A-00024

GATL2A-00024
Leonard Parkinson, a captain of Maroons during a Negro insurrection in Jamaica, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: AGRI2A-00020

AGRI2A-00020
Harvesting a Carolina rice-field. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: EVCW2A-000116

EVCW2A-000116
Banner of the Secession Convention in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Mount Vernon slave cemetery

Mount Vernon slave cemetery
Slave burial-ground memorial at Mount Vernon, George Washingtons home in Virginia. Photograph

Background imageSlavery Collection: HSET2A-00073

HSET2A-00073
Plantation dinner guests fanned by a slave in the Deep South Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: HSET2A-00064

HSET2A-00064
Men served drinks by a young slave in a Louisiana plantation home. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Kemble

Background imageSlavery Collection: HUSG2A-00016

HUSG2A-00016
African-American mother rocking and singing to her children in a cabin. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: HUSG2A-00034

HUSG2A-00034
African-American family eating hoe-cake and clabber in a cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: HUSG2A-00020

HUSG2A-00020
African-American prayer meeting in a cabin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSlavery Collection: Emancipated slaves fleeing to Union-held soil, 1863

Emancipated slaves fleeing to Union-held soil, 1863
Former slaves reaching Union lines after the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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