Three enslaved Africans work at Indigo dye
Three enslaved Africans work at Indigo dye processing. The plant-based dye is concentrated in successive evaporation pools. The accompanying text of the Il gazzettiere Americano describes indigo manufacturing in Charlestown, South Carolina. Details include wooden tables for drying indigo, dwellings, palm trees. Items in the image are lettered for identification in a key at top
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13125886
Media ID
45376383
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2256px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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1760s Africans Carolina Commodity Drying Enslaved Evaporation Export Forced Indigo Lcgr2001 Lcgr2020 Plantation Processing Stages
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