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An Abstract of the Evidence Delivered Before a Select Committee of the House of Commons in the Years 1790, and 1791; on the part of the Petitioners...
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for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade. Printed by James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard St, London (1791). This diagram became one of the most influential images of the abolition campaign. There could be up to 600 slaves chained and stacked away on the ship. When asked if the slaves had room to move and turn themselves Dr Thomas Trotter replied "By no means. The slaves that are out of iron are locked spoonways...It is the duty of the first mate to see then stowed in this manner every morning".
Subjects: History
Key Stages: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS4+ Learning Groups: Teachers, Parents, Pupils, Others |
