"Chaotic freedom" in Civil War Louisiana : the origins of an iconic image /

"Chaotic freedom" in Civil War Louisiana : the origins of an iconic image /

The image is terrible and familiar. A man sits, his face in profile, his torso exposed. His back is a breathtaking mass of scars, crisscrossing his body and baring the brutality of American slavery. Reproduced as a carte de visite, the image circulated widely throughout abolitionist networks and was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laurie, Bruce (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2021].
Subjects:
Abolitionists > Massachusetts > Biography.
Soldiers > Massachusetts > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.

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