Contributor U.S. Library of Congress
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- 01-01-1837
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- Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
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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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U.S. History
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Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
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