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Depiction of indigo manufacturing in the French West Indies during the 18th century, from Pierre Pomet’s work A Complete History of Drugs, 1748, courtesy of University of Virginia Special Collections Library.

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“Picking Cotton, South Carolina, 1880,” from Frank Leslie’s “Popular Monthly (1880), vol. 9, p. 568

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Silk worm 21 days 01; Jiangsu, China

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Indigoplant: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

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Olive trees

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"Gang of 25 Sea Island Cotton and Rice Negroes," slave sale advertisement, Charleston, South Carolina, 1852, courtesy of Duke University Libraries Digital Collections.

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Large group of slaves(?) standing in front of buildings on Smith's Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

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Slave Badge, Charleston, South Carolina [1]

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Slave badge, stamped "Charleston No. 136 Mechanic 1833," Charleston, South Carolina, Walter Pantovic Artifact Collection, courtesy of the Avery Research Center.

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Five generations on Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina

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