Contributor U.S. Library of Congress
This iconic illustration of an enslaved man in chains pleading “Am I Not a Man and a Brother?” was a symbol of the trans-Atlantic abolition movement in the mid-1800s. It highlights the humanity of enslaved peoples and questions the morality of their captivity.
This iconic illustration of an enslaved man in chains pleading “Am I Not a Man and a Brother?” was a symbol of the trans-Atlantic abolition movement in the mid-1800s. It highlights the humanity of enslaved peoples and questions the morality of their captivity.
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