A Digital History of the Suppression of the Slave Trade
Soldiers of the 2nd New York Regiment reside in a camp outside Washington. The Illustrated London News, 29 June 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
The destruction of a slave ship by a British warship. The Illustrated London News, 25 May 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
The socioeconomic order of Sierra Leone was not without strife. Labor conflicts between the free African population and European colonists naturally ensued. The Illustrated London News, 10 January 1874. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Dr. Livingstone was a famous British explorer and missionary, well known for his exploration of Africa. The Illustrated London News, 25 May 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Formally dressed slaves stand in a line while an older white man examines them for purchase. The Illustrated London News, 6 April 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
A slave in a top hat shields a cloaked woman in the rain with an umbrella as she unlocks her door. The Illustrated London News, 6 April 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Portrait of a fugitive slave. The Illustrated London News, 9 March 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
A black barber shaves the face of a lounging white man in a barber shop. The Illustrated London News, 9 March 1861. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
Established in the eighteenth century as part of the Sierra Leone project, Freetown was the center for the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of West Africa and served as home to a large portion of the population of those freed from the illicit slave trade. The Illustrated London News, 10 January 1874. […]
Portrait of President Lincoln who would later serve during the Civil War and would sign the Emancipation Proclamation. The Illustrated London News, 8 December 1860. Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries.
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