A Digital History of the Suppression of the Slave Trade
Madeira was originally a center of slavery and was also a stop on the slave-trading routes. It was a port of call for not only for slavers but also for naval ships who worked to suppress the slave trade. The Illustrated London News, 22 January 1859. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Chile had signed treaties with the British empire to assist them in the suppression of the slave trade. Valparaiso is also known for having the continent’s first volunteer fire department which must have come in handy when a portion of the city was set ablaze in 1859. Valparaiso would later be nicknamed the “Jewel of […]
Portland, Maine was known for shipping out Southern slave-grown cotton to the rest of the world. The suppression of the slave trade may have prevented new slaves from coming to the United States but it did not thwart thriving industry of Southern slave-grown cotton. The Illustrated London News, 1 January 1859. Courtesy of University of […]
The laying of telegraph cables were another extension of Britain’s influence besides just the suppression of the slave trade. The Illustrated London News, 11 July 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
The suppression of the slave trade was global in reach and extended even as far as the coasts of Cuba. The Illustrated London News, 15 May 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Free black men composed a noteworthy portion of the West Indian martial arm. The Illustrated London News, 24 April 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
One of the many enslaved Africans liberated by the British navy. The Illustrated London News, 24 April 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
A young Serrawoolie Woman dressed in her traditional garb. The Serrawoolies were a migratory group and practiced Islam which, according to the ILN, they ‘engrafted with Fetishism.’ The Illustrated London News, 24 April 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
A depiction of a Pika or Phica woman in 1858 dressed in her traditional garb. The Illustrated London News, 24 April 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
A depiction of a Liberated African Muslim who was freed by the efforts to suppress the slave trade. The Illustrated London News, 24 April 1858. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
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