United states 1854

The Slave Trade In America

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    The History

  • The Storage Room

    The Storage Room
    This drawing portrays the inside of the slave ship, and how they were arranged when being transported.
  • A Stop At the Railroad

    A Stop At the Railroad
    In 1844 Joseph Goodrich built this Inn. He did this so that he could hide slaves as part of the underground railroad.
  • Replica Living Quarters

    Replica Living Quarters
    This displays a replica of the horrid living conditions these forced laborers had to face.
  • Slave Family

    Slave Family
    A slave family of many standing with their baskets of cotton, They were just forced to pick.
  • The Slave Auction

    The Slave Auction
    This is showing a slave auction where they sold off slaves for money some sold with their familes , some seperated.
  • Sales advertisment

    Sales advertisment
    This is an advertisment that was spread all over letting people know of the new shipment of slaves coming in.
  • There is no escaping

    There is no escaping
    Wilson Chinn, with the equitment they used to torture the slaves if they acted up or tried to run away.
  • Plantation Slaves

    Plantation Slaves
    This is a group of slaves outside their quarters, Which is where they had lived.
  • Oak Valley Plantation

    Oak Valley Plantation
    This is the Oak Valley Plantation. Located in Louisiana. This plantation housed over one hundred house and field slaves.
  • An Important Man

    An Important Man
    Former slave. He became one of the foremost abolitionists of his time. Douglass championed the anti slavery movement.
  • A Very Important Woman

    A Very Important Woman
    The woman who escaped slavery, then led countless other slaves to freedom - along the underground railroad.
  • Always Remember

    Always Remember
    This monument commemorates the countless africans who were kidnapped and sold as slaves.
  • A Breakthrough

    A Breakthrough
    This document was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. This document freed ALL slaves in confederate slaves.
  • You'll Go Down in History

    You'll Go Down in History
    This women was a freed slave who made a huge impact in history. She pioneered the abolitionist and women's rights movements.
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