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Gallery Package - The Slave Trade
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.

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hip0007689  - 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.
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