Slave Trade Exhibits - 2010

Slave trade exhibit with map of global slave trade designed in partnership with Les Anneaux de la Memoire in Nantes, France

The two exhibits on this page were planned and designed in partnership with Les Anneaux de la Memoire (The Shackles of Memory Association) and unveiled at the Kingsley Heritage Celebration on February 13, 2010.

The content was provided by The Shackles of Memory Association, with image assistances from the Nantes History Museum.

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Panel 1 - Slave Trade: A Valuable Commodity (.pdf, 1.2 MB)

Panel 2 - Slave Trade: The Port of Nantes (.pdf, 1.7 MB)

 

Exhibit about the slave trade and the port of Nantes, France

The panel design matches the new exhibits at Kingsley Plantation that were unveiled in October 2009. Design work by Carol S. Clark, Park Ranger, and Ximena Vergara, graphic design intern.

Exhibit images courtesy of Les Anneaux de la Memoire, Musee du Nouveau-Monde, and the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne. Once you click on one of these links, you are leaving the National Park Service website.