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Captives being brought on board a slave ship on the West Coast of Africa (Slave Coast), c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Captives being brought on board a slave ship on the West Coast of Africa (Slave Coast), c1880. Although Britain outlawed slavery in 1833 and it was abolished in the USA after the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War in 1865, the transatlantic trade in African slaves continued. The main market for the slaves was Brazil, where slavery was not abolished until 1888. (Colorised black and white print).

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Title: Captives being brought on board a slave ship on the West Coast of Africa (Slave Coast), c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Caption: Captives being brought on board a slave ship on the West Coast of Africa (Slave Coast), c1880. Although Britain outlawed slavery in 1833 and it was abolished in the USA after the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War in 1865, the transatlantic trade in African slaves continued. The main market for the slaves was Brazil, where slavery was not abolished until 1888. (Colorised black and white print).

Credit: Album / Heritage Images / Heritage-Images / The Print Collector

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Image size: 4944 × 3563 px | 50.4 MB

Print size: 41.9 × 30.2 cm | 1946.5 × 1402.8 in (300 dpi)

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