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Unknown Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.0034 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Type: Engraving Date: Pagination: Order a Copy

A engraving of a group of enslaved people on a beach with a ship in a background. The group is bracketed by 2 white people.

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