Daily Photo — “Former Slave with Horn, 1939”
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April 1939. “Old Negro [former slave] with horn with which slaves were called; Near Marshall, Texas.” Additional title: [An African American man sitting in doorway and holding a horn, April 1939.] Gelatin Silver print by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.
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Tags: 1930s, freedmen, history, slavery, slaves, Texas, us history, warm-ups, writing
Daily Photo — “Free At Last, 1865”
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June 9, 1865. “Negro freedmen by canal — group of Contrabands at Haxall’s Mill, Richmond.” Wet plate stereograph by Alexander Gardner.
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Tags: African-American history, american history, analysis, Civil War, freedmen, history, Richmond, slavery, US Civil War, us history, Virginia, warm-ups, writing
Daily Artwork — “The Slave Market, c. 1882”
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[This work] depicts a Ancient Roman slave auction. It shows the marketing of seven young people, ranging in age from children to young adults, as slaves. Both male slaves, as well as three of the female slaves, bear a similarity in appearance perhaps suggesting that they are members of a family forced into slavery by economic conditions. All are wearing tags to indicate their availability as slaves. The taller, standing, young woman is wearing a translucent garment which clearly shows her breasts and pubic hair–she is trying to shield her eyes, perhaps because her potential buyers include former friends and neighbors, who are probably seeing her nude for the first time. The auctioneer eats his lunch with a very casual attitude. (From Wikipaintings)
c. 1882 — The Slave Market. Oil on canvas. Orientalism style. Gustave Boulanger (1824-1888). Private Collection.
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Tags: ancient history, Ancient Rome, art, critique, gustave boulanger, history, Orientalism, painting, Rome, slave auction, slavery
Daily Photo — “Forced Labor Prison Camp, 1930s”
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Young prisoner chained to a pick-axe in a 1930s forced labor prison camp in Texas, c. 1930s.
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Tags: 1930s, crime, forced labor, history, labor, photos, prisons, punishment, slavery, social studies, Texas
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