The Africans of the Slave Bark 'Wildfire'

Name/Title

The Africans of the Slave Bark 'Wildfire'

Entry/Object ID

2015.01.0003

Tags

Black/African American/African, Civil War

Description

A page taken from an edition of Harper's Weekly depicting the Negroes on the deck of the slave bark 'Wildfire'. The slave ship was intercepted by members of the United States Navy and brought to Key West in order for them to be repatriated to Africa.

Collection

Artifact Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Date Published

June 2, 1860

Printer

Harper & Brothers

Date Printed

June 2, 1860

Publication Language

English

Dimensions

Height

15-1/4 in

Width

10-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good