2010.54.5869
Alphabet of Slavery
Late 20th - Early 21st Century
29.75 in HIGH x 17.00 in WIDE
(75.57 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
(75.57 cm HIGH x 43.18 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.5869
Text on center bottom border reads "J. Kershaw and Son, Printers."
Poster made from a photocopy printed with black print on white paper. Fleur di lis like design on border. Text at top reads "Alphabet of Slavery." There is a circular crest in the top center depicting an African man, woman and child with the text "Am I Not a Man & a Brother, Am I Not a Woman & a Sister." Beneath that is a letter on the left in alphabetical order, each the start of a sentence about slavery. Text on the bottom left reads "Leeds, July, 1856."
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