A crucial tool of the slave trade, shackles evoke an ugly part of America's past
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FILE These shackles, shown on the property of St. Augustine Church in New Orleans on March 6, 2008, are part of the shrine dedicated to the unknown slave. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)FILE Donna Coburn displays slave shackles at the John Brown Museum on her farm in Guys Mills, Pa., on March 14, 2002. (AP Photo/Gary Tramontina, File)FILE Shown is a set of circa 1700's "Middle Passage Shackles" used on slave ships, on display at the new black history exhibit, "AmericaIAm: The African-American Imprint" at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Jan. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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FILE These shackles, shown on the property of St. Augustine Church in New Orleans on March 6, 2008, are part of the shrine dedicated to the unknown slave. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)