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A Former Slave Recalls Slave Quarters and Moments of Leisure
Masters and slaves viewed slave quarters very differently. While masters sought to create an ordered world where their control was complete, slaves attempted to create homes, grow food and raise families. Former slaves describe growing flowers, [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)
"Five Generations on Smith's Planation, Beaufort, South Carolina"
This African-American family was photographed in 1862 after Union forces captured the Sea Island coastal area of South Carolina. One of four photographs taken by Timothy O’Sullivan of the J. J. Smith plantation, this picture was subsequently [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)