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Slave ship

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From Thomas Clarkson, The History of the Rise, Progress, & Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-trade by the British Parliament (Philadelphia: J.P. Parke, 1808). Image provided by Chapin Library of Rare Books, Williams College.

Date created
1808
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Original image housed by Chapin Library of Rare Books, Williams College

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Drawing of African slaves stacked in a ship's hold.

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This drawing of African slaves stacked in a ship’s hold appeared in Thomas Clarkson’s 1808 book The History of the Rise, Progress, & Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-trade by the British Parliament.