Caribbean slave gang. Several slaves are chained together by the neck in pairs and 'driven to work on the roads'. Dressed in dishevelled clothes and hats, the gang carry pickaxes and spades and are led by a fellow slave who brandishes a whip. Caribbean, circa 1825., Caribbean, North America .
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Caribbean slave gang. Several slaves are chained together by the neck in pairs and 'driven to work on the roads'. Dressed in dishevelled clothes and hats, the gang carry pickaxes and spades and are led by a fellow slave who brandishes a whip. Caribbean, circa 1825., Caribbean, North America .

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Tool Pickaxe Spade People Male Chain In line Whip Marching Labour Slavery and forced labour Labour Manual and craftwork Education health and welfare Poverty and hardship Caribbean North America

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