29 November, 2010

A Slave Ship



These drawings of the slave ship Brookes show how slave traders would pack the decks with as many men, women and children as possible. Circulated by the Abolitionist Society in England around 1789, the pictures were used to campaign against the slave trade.

Check out this photo gallery from About.com for more images of slavery and the slave trade.

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