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The ""Wildfire"" was sailing to Cuba when it was intercepted by anti-slave trade cruisers on its way back from Congo. It was escorted to Key West, Florida, and eventually Liberia, where the Africans disembarked. The image shows a picture of a child who survived the transatlantic voyage in bark ""Wildfire"". The image is reproduced courtesy of Tracy W. McGregor Library of American History, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library. Permission required to reproduce.
Metadata
Year
1860
Source
Harper’s Weekly (June 2, 1860), p. 345.
Language
English
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Voyage ID = 4362 - Wildfire, 1859