MS_0002_03_0004_Shackles

Title

MS_0002_03_0004_Shackles

Subject

Slavery, Black Holocaust, Resistance, Reparations, Black Power. See all items with this value

Description

Original Iron Shackles used to chain enslaved people of Africa. Dual clasps cuffs affixed by iron chain. American Slave Chains. Made of solid iron with grappled or simple-twist locks, these chains were used to restrain the feet or ankles of slaves, allowing them to walk but preventing running or kicking. The leg irons are also known as fetters, shackles, or foot cuffs.

Creator

James N. Eaton Sr. Slave Memorabilia

Identifier

03

Publisher

Elona M. Jones

shortDescription

These items were identified and purchased by MEBA founder James N. Eaton Sr. They are part of a larger collection of items used during the Slavery period in America. These larger slave irons are from a 17th century slave ship. The slave cuffs were used during the internal American slave trade when Africans were transported from the locations in the Upper South to plantations in the lower south.

Audience

General Public, ages 12 and above.

Medium

Iron