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Pity the Negro, or, an address to children on the subject of slavery
Pamphlet
1827 (published)
1827 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Small pamphet with a pale pink cover. 16 pages. Frontispiece includes an image of a kneeling enslaved man with his arms raised in an entreating pose, open shackles lying on the ground behind him.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pity the Negro, or, an address to children on the subject of slavery (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | ink, printed on paper |
| Brief description | Pamphlet, 1827, entitled 'Pity the Negro, or, an address to children on the subject of slavery'. |
| Physical description | Small pamphet with a pale pink cover. 16 pages. Frontispiece includes an image of a kneeling enslaved man with his arms raised in an entreating pose, open shackles lying on the ground behind him. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Copy number | 7th |
| Object history | NB The term 'negro' was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.20A-1951 |
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| Record created | October 28, 2002 |
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