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The Scourged Back - The furrowed and scarred back of Gordon, a slave who escaped from his master in Mississippi and made his way to a Union Army encampment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863.

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The Scourged Back - The furrowed and scarred back of Gordon, a slave who escaped from his master in Mississippi and made his way to a Union Army encampment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863.

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The Scourged Back - The furrowed and scarred back of Gordon, a slave who escaped from his master in Mississippi and made his way to a Union Army encampment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863.
Names
Seaver, C. (Charles) (Photographer)
Collection

Cartes-de-visite collection

Dates / Origin
Date Captured: 1863
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
African Americans
Scarifications
African American men
Fugitive slaves
Punishment & torture -- African-Americans
Genres
Cartes de visite
Photographs
Notes
Content: Photograph by C. Seaver, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1864, after McPherson & Oliver, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863.
Biographical/historical: Gordon the Slave escaped a cotton plantation, between present day Krotz Springs and Melville, Louisiana. Plantation owner was Captain John Lyons. Overseer Artayou Carrier, whipped Gordon while his master was away.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae7d4720-c6ca-012f-fcaa-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1863: Captured
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Scourged Back - The furrowed and scarred back of Gordon, a slave who escaped from his master in Mississippi and made his way to a Union Army encampment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-bc4e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Scourged Back - The furrowed and scarred back of Gordon, a slave who escaped from his master in Mississippi and made his way to a Union Army encampment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-bc4e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. The Scourged Back - The furrowed and scarred back of Gordon, a slave who escaped from his master in Mississippi and made his way to a Union Army encampment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-bc4e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Scourged Back - The furrowed and scarred back of Gordon, a slave who escaped from his master in Mississippi and made his way to a Union Army encampment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863.