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The last slave ship

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The slave-trade of to-day. Conclusion.–The islands of doom

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The slave-trade of to-day. Part VI.–The slaves at sea

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The slave-trade of to-day. Part V.–Down to the coast

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The slave-trade of to-day. Part IV.–”The hungry country”

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The slave-trade of to-day. Part III

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The slave-market at Marrakésh

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A man and his knife. Passages from the life of James Bowie

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White man’s Africa. Part III.–Portuguese progress in South Africa

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New York slave-traders

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Slavery and the slave trade in Africa

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