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“Plan and Cross-Section of the Slave Ship ‘Brookes’ of Liverpool,” woodcut engraving published in 1789. Courtesy of the British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_2000-0521-31.
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Keyes Port of Washington: Capital City Slavery Tour
The Keyes Port of Washington, also known as the Georgetown Port, lies at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and K Street NW where the river once met the road—and constituted one of the final stops for imprisoned Africans entering the American…