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Slave chain and lash used by the slave masters on the slaves in the West Indies.

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1232836


Item data

Title

Slave chain and lash used by the slave masters on the slaves in the West Indies.

Collection

Twenty-eight years a slave : or, The story of my life in three continents

Names

Johnson, Thomas L. (Thomas Lewis), 1836-1921 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1909
Place: Bournemouth
Publisher: W. Mate

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc B-Johnson, T. (Johnson, T. Twenty-eight years a slave)

Subjects

African American missionaries
Johnson, Thomas L. (Thomas Lewis), 1836-1921
Chains
West Indies
Slavery
Shackles

Genres

Illustrations
Photographs

Languages

English

Identifiers

Barcode: 33433021598598
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR3945818-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11769820
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c401bef0-c62c-012f-77a9-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1909

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Slave chain and lash used by the slave masters on the slaves in the West Indies." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c401bef0-c62c-012f-77a9-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1909). Slave chain and lash used by the slave masters on the slaves in the West Indies. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c401bef0-c62c-012f-77a9-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Slave chain and lash used by the slave masters on the slaves in the West Indies." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c401bef0-c62c-012f-77a9-58d385a7bc34

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