The slave deck of the ship Wildfire, captured ?
The slave deck of the ship Wildfire, captured transporting slaves 510 captives, from Africa to the Caribbean. Importation of African captives was outlawed in the U.S. in 1808, but some illegal trade continued. Wood engraving after daguerreotype made in
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10674768
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45242723
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2072px x 2550px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Africans Blacks Captives Congo Continued Crowded Daguerreotype Decks Enslaved Illegal Importation Outlawed Slaves Trafficking Transporting Wildfire
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