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The image depicts a framed document titled "MISSIONARIES ROLES IN ABOLITION OF SLAVE TRADE," an agreement signed in Badagry, Nigeria, on March 18, 1852. The document outlines the engagement between the Queen of England and the Chiefs of Badagry to abolish the slave trade. It details various conditions, including the prohibition of slave exports, the restriction of European involvement in the slave trade, the liberation of existing slaves, the expulsion of slave traders, and the cessation of human sacrifices. The document also guarantees protection for Christian missionaries and their activities. The signatures of J.N. Strange, Commander of H.M.S. Archer, and local chiefs Mewu and Alapa are present, along with witnesses C.A. Golliner and J. Martin, identified as missionaries. The document indicates the presence of British influence and the involvement of religious figures in the effort to end the slave trade in Badagry. A portrait of a man, possibly James Newburgh Strange, appears to the left of the document's heading. The backdrop of the image is an uneven green wall.
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