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"The Scourged Back": A Haunting Photograph that Galvanized the Anti-Slavery Movement
In 1863, a landmark photograph titled "The Scourged Back" was captured by the renowned Civil War-era photography studio of McPherson & Oliver, often associated with the work of Mathew Brady. This harrowing image depicts the back of an African American man named Gordon, who had escaped slavery in M
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"The Scourged Back": A Haunting Photograph that Galvanized the Anti-Slavery Movement
SUMMARY
In 1863, a landmark photograph titled "The Scourged Back" was captured by the renowned Civil War-era photography studio of McPherson & Oliver, often associated with the work of Mathew Brady. This harrowing image depicts the back of an African American man named Gordon, who had escaped slavery in M
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