These children are some of the ninety-five who were rescued from slavery by a British ship (the Daphne) patrolling the waters off Zanzibar in 1869.

After Parliament abolished the slave trade; ships of the Royal Navy were assigned to intercept slavers and free the human cargo on board.

While this engraving; based on a photograph by George Sullivan; depicts conditions along Africa's eastern shore; the same situation existed on the Atlantic side. Pictures From History Pictures From History