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| Description: | Seated portrait of Peter D. Thomas (1847-1925) of Racine. Thomas was an escaped slave who joined the 15th Wisconsin Regiment during its service in Tennesse... |
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| Description: | Sherman M. Booth, anti-slavery editor, shown seated reading newspaper. |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length carte-de-visite of Sojourner Truth. The text at the bottom reads: "I sell the shadow to support the substance. Sojourner Truth." |
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| Description: | Drawing showing escaped slave Joshua Glover being seized at Racine. |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Louis Hughes, seated and holding a book. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Monument to John Brown and the men killed during the Battle of Osawatomie. Those slain in the battle are buried underneath the monument. Chain link fence s... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the slave quarters at Monticello, built in 1772 by Thomas Jefferson. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the slave quarters at West Point Plantation. Copyright 1910 by Fleming & Bryant, Brunswick, GA. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Three people stand outdoors near a truck acting out a group improvisation of a slave revolt. They were attending Freedom School during Freedom Summer at Pa... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Reverend Edward Mathews standing in front of a "Moral Map of the United States." He is holding a long, wooden pointer and is gesturing towards ... |
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