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Am I Not A Man and A Brother

Color enhanced abolitionist illustration. The first and most identifiable image of the 18th century abolitionist movement was a kneeling African man. This illustration of a slave in shackles was published in 1835 as the heading of a broadside on which appeared John Greenleaf Whittier's poem, "My Countrymen in Chains!" This image was widely circulated in antislavery publications in America.

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Am I Not A Man and A Brother

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Color enhanced abolitionist illustration. The first and most identifiable image of the 18th century abolitionist movement was a kneeling African man. This illustration of a slave in shackles was published in 1835 as the heading of a broadside on which appeared John Greenleaf Whittier's poem, "My Countrymen in Chains!" This image was widely circulated in antislavery publications in America.

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Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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2661 x 4597 px | 35.0 MB

Print size:

22.5 x 38.9 cm | 8.9 x 15.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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