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

"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 wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Laurie, Bruce (Author)
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. Abolitionists. African Americans. Antislavery movements. Fugitive slaves. Slavery. Soldiers. Massachusetts. United States. 1800-1899 Biographies. History.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies. History.
Physical Description:	xx, 112 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Format:	Book

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