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Scars of a whipped slave (April 2, 1863) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Scars of a whipped slave (April 2, 1863) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Original photographers: McPherson and Oliver
Scars of a whipped Mississippi slave Photo taken: (April 2, 1863) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Original caption: "Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped; he discharged the overseer. The very words of poor Peter, taken as he sat for his picture."
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