Category:Gordon (slave)
English: Gordon was a man held in slavery on a Louisiana plantation who made his escaped and liberated himself in March, 1863. He fled over 80 miles before reaching Union soldiers who were stationed in Baton Rouge. He underwent a medical examination which revealed horrible welts from severe whippings, the photo of which became one of the leading abolitionist images. Gordon soon afterwards enlisted in a Colored Troops Civil War unit.
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Media in category "Gordon (slave)"
The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
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1860 Slave Schedule for John Lyons of St Landry Parish LA.jpg 3,854 × 5,000; 1.1 MB
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Gordon, scourged back, as he entered our lines, 1863.jpg 394 × 600; 200 KB
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Gordon, scourged back, Harper's weekly, 1863 July 4, p429, bottom.jpg 4,959 × 3,772; 4.71 MB
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Gordon, scourged back, in uniform, 1863.png 1,075 × 1,624; 2.03 MB
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Harper's Weekly - "A Typical Negro" - Triptych - July 4, 1863 - page 429.jpg 2,175 × 1,449; 1.53 MB
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Harpers weekly 4 july 1863 p429.png 5,533 × 7,919; 34.52 MB
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Orig 533232 5664 01.jpg 2,361 × 3,758; 1.13 MB
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Orig 533232 5664 02.jpg 2,361 × 3,758; 1.1 MB
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The Realities of Slavery To the Editor of the N Y Tribune.jpg 1,901 × 8,207; 2.03 MB
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