Hammond, B.F., fl. 1897 Afro-American Monument
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08941 Author/Creator: Hammond, B.F., fl. 1897 Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Print Date: 1897 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 75.5 cm, Width: 60.5 cm Order a Copy
Oil process chromo-lithographic poster. A picture of an angel putting her hand on the head of a slave, surrounded by nine vignettes depicting scenes from slavery to results of emancipation. Includes pictures of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass, the death of Crispus Attucks, the initial arrival of African slaves in 1619, and Abraham Lincoln "breaking the chain of bondage," among other scenes. There is also related statistical information.
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