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Injured humanity; : being a representation of what the unhappy children of Africa endure from those who call themselves Christians

Broadside illustrating the brutalities of the life of enslaved people in the hope of effecting a boycott of the West Indian trade in enslaved people. Wood-engraving at upper left signed: A.A. [Alexander Anderson]. Samuel Wood is listed at this address in New York City directories from 1805-1808. The text and illustrations in this broadside also appear in the following work, first issued by Wood in 1807: The mirror of misery, or, Tyranny exposed. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker. Not in Lib. Company. Afro-Americana.

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Broadside illustrating the brutalities of the life of enslaved people in the hope of effecting a boycott of the West Indian trade in enslaved people. Wood-engraving at upper left signed: A.A. [Alexander Anderson]. Samuel Wood is listed at this address in New York City directories from 1805-1808. The text and illustrations in this broadside also appear in the following work, first issued by Wood in 1807: The mirror of misery, or, Tyranny exposed. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker. Not in Lib. Company. Afro-Americana. New-York Historical copy: wood engraving at upper left is not signed; wood engraving at middle right is signed: "A".

Full Title
Injured humanity; : being a representation of what the unhappy children of Africa endure from those who call themselves Christians
NYHS Identifier
Broadsides -- SY1807 no.64
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Date Created
1805 to 1808
Date Issued
1805 to 1808
Extent
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 43 x 34 cm

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