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'Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful', American Civil War, 1861.
'Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful', American Civil War, 1861. 'Contrabands' were Negro slaves who had escaped or been brought across Union (northern) lines. Here they are shown being used as platforms for cannon. Cartoon from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York, 1861.
Unique Identifier
AR925951
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3856px × 2711px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
African American
African, People
African-American
AFRO-AMERICAN
AMERICA
American
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Ann Ronan Pictures
ARMAMENTS
Artillery
B&W
B/W
black
Black & White
Black and white
Cannon
Cartoon
concept
contraband
country
Cruelty
Exploitation
field gun
FIRING
gun.
GUNS
Improvisation
insulting
LOADING
LOCATION
Male
Man
Men
Military
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
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Monochrome
NINETEENTH CENTURY
People
Print Collector1
racial discrimination
Racism
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Satire
Slave
Slavery
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UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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WARFARE
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WEAPONRY
WEAPONS
Wood Engraving