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Description: The collection depicts the enslavement of persons of African descent, primarily in the United States, from the early 1800s to the mid-1860s. The collection consists mainly of photographic reproductions of illustrations, paintings, photographs, documents, artifacts and printed texts, drawn from original sources in the Schomburg Center, and from the Milton Meltzer research collection. Also includes plates from various publications. Included are images depicting the slave trade, including the Middle Passage and slave auctions; slave labor; portraits of abolitionists and political figures; and activities pertaining to the anti-slavery movement.
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1857 - 1997 (Approximate)
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division; Shelf locator: Sc Photo Slavery
Topics: Slavery -- United States; Enslaved persons -- Social conditions; Slave trade -- United States
Genres: Prints; Photographs; Illustrations
Physical Description: Extent: 687 items (1.87 cu. ft., 6 boxes)
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16104370; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2eda53e0-c6f6-012f-50d4-58d385a7bc34

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