The first source is a photo of a slave called “Whipped Peter”(possible last name Gordon) with severe whip Scarsdale over his back taken in 1863. He escaped slavery in 1863 and was later a soldier in American Civil War. This source suggests that slavery was wrong because this is torture and these are human beings that haven’t done anything wrong. For example it shows how severely they whipped him that it left deep scars all over his back. This evidence supports the abolition of slavery because it makes you think of how badly they were abused and makes you think about how much it would hurt if it happened to you.
Slave Ships
This source is showing how they packed their slave ships when taking them to South America ready for trading. The source shows that slavery is wrong because they were packed in with too people people that it became extremely unhealthy for them to be near, over 600 slaves on each boat. For example it show how tightly packed it was and how close they were all layer next to each other. This evidence supports the abolition of slavery because it makes you imagine the conditions they were in and how unhealthy it was.
Separation
The source is a drawing of when the slaves were being traded to their white slave owners centring on what is presumably a mother and daughter being separated. This source suggests that slavery was wrong because it separated families and young children from their parents. First the slave traders took them from their home and away from the rest of their families at the village then after the long painful trip on the boat they get separated from them again and the children have to go somewhere by themselves. For example this mother and daughter have to be taken to different places because they were bought by different slave owners. This evidence supports the abolition of slavery because it shows the emotional trauma of this historical event.
Auctions
This source is an ad for slave trading in 1829 for the auction of male and female slaves. This source shows that slavery is wrong because it is treating these people as if they are property or a product instead of human beings. For example, they auction them and inspect their bodies to see if there is any damage before buying them. This evidence supports the abolition of slavery because these are people and shouldn’t be treated like products.
This source is some of the torturous devices that they would use on the slaves either as a punishment or just what they would make them wear. This shows that slavery is wrong because these sorts of devices should not be used ever but for them it was normal because of how often they wore them. For example, a slave might do something very slightly wrong and would wear one of these as a punishment for a while. They sometimes just wore them because they had to for the amusement of the slave owner. This source supports the abolition of slavery because no human deserves this and it could permanently change the wearer and mess up everything they do.
Flatford Mill
Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816. It is Constable's largest exhibition canvas to be painted mainly outdoors, the first of his large "six-foot" paintings [more]
The Fighting Temeraire
This source is an ad for slave trading in 1829 for the auction of male and female slaves. This source shows that slavery is wrong because it is treating these people as if they are property or a product instead of human beings. For example, they auction them and inspect their bodies to see if there is any damage before buying them. This evidence supports the abolition of slavery because these are people and shouldn’t be treated like products.
Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. [more]
Ophelia
Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
