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Set of iron leg shackles used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade from Africa to North America. The chains that join each cuff contain incised designs.
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Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
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Keywords

  1. Africa
  2. African Americans
  3. Leg Irons
  4. Slave Trade
  5. Slaver
  6. Social Conditions
  7. United States

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