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"A Plantation Burial"

bln_math — 2020-03-11 18:33:03 UTC

This painting, dated of 1860, has been painted by John Antrobus, an English immigrated to the United States and relocated many times, including a period in Louisiana, where he opened a studio and executed a series of landscape paintings. This canvas describes a plantation of the Mississippi governor, Tilghman Tucker. In the XIXth, the "Negroes" were transported to the american coasts to be sold. From there, they belonged to their master and had to work in the cotton plantations. To ensure a total obedience, the poor slaves were regularly beaten and whipped.

The world map of Waldseemüller

pierreboll78 — 2020-03-16 09:09:46 UTC

This world map was established by Waldseemüller, a french mapmaker in 1507. It was used by browsers at this time to recur and in particular for slaves trade. We can notice on this map that they had little knowledge about how big was America in the early XVIth century. Moreover, the slavery was made possible thanks to new navigation techniques and precise maps as browsers followed their path to Africa and then to America and Europe without worrying about if they are going to get lost. Progress is not all good...

Lincoln inspecting camps at Antietam, Maryland.

2020-03-16 11:10:29 UTC

In this picture Abraham Lincoln comes to motivate his troops after the battle of Antietam during the Civil War. Lincoln looks very imposing, he is in the foreground in the middle, in addition he is very tall which accentuates his power. The soldiers' faces are very closed as they prepare for battle. The Civil War took place between 1861 and 1865, pitting the United States of America ("the Union"), led by Abraham Lincoln, against the Confederate States of America ("the Confederacy"), led by Jefferson Davis. The union includes all abolitionist states. Indeed, Lincoln was deeply opposed to slavery. This war mainly pitted the northern states against the southern states, the states in the north having for the most part abolished slavery while those in the south still used it heavily for profit. In conclusion, this picture shows that Abraham Lincoln was an imposing and respected man, moreover he did not hesitate to come and encourage his troops on the battlefield, which shows his courage. Finally, he was a man who was able to defend rights and values, including his commitment to the abolition of slavery.

" The slaves for Auction"

yb3329 — 2020-03-16 12:12:54 UTC

This engraving, dating from the 1870's, represents a woman and her daughter bid at auction. Indeed, at the foreground, we can see a black mother who is sitting and carring a baby. At the middle, we can see a man on a barriel, with the hammar, he is the judge of the auction. He presents the woman and her daughter for sale to buyers, who are white men. At the background, we can see many buyers watching and listening to the judge's presentation of the two slaves. Moreover, we can see a master whipping a black slave.