Image depicts an 1815 slave-coffle wearing ?
Image depicts an 1815 slave-coffle wearing handcuffs and shackles passing the United States Capitol. During the Civil War, the Compensated Emancipation Act (April 18, 1862) freed over 3, 000 slaves and compensated their owners
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10665245
Media ID
45223637
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1257px x 1205px
(797KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Strictly editorial use only. Please contact Mary Evans if any other use required
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1810s Blacks Capitol Chains Coffle Compensated Depicts Emancipation Enslaved Freed Handcuffs Imprisonment Owners Shackles Slaves
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