Internal Slave Trade, U.S., ca. 1830

An engraving, captioned United States Slave Trade. 1830 which shows slaves in shackles, whites holding whips; capital dome in Washington, D.C. is in background. The Library of Congress notes for this illustration indicate it was an abolitionist print, possibly engraved in 1830; more details on its origin are also given in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog.

Image Title

Internal Slave Trade, U.S., ca. 1830

RegID

SI-OB-750

Date

1830

Title

Internal Slave Trade, U.S., ca. 1830

Source

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-89701

Language

English

Item sets

Slave Sales & Auctions: African Coast & the Americas

Spatial Coverage

North America

Researchers

Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May

Identifier

NW0336