Dispatches from a fugue state

Historic photos of “white” slaves from the 1860s

iheartchaos:

“In 1863 and 1864, eight former slaves toured the northern states to raise money for impoverished African-American schools in New Orleans; four children with mixed-race ancestry and pale complexions were deliberately included to evoke sympathy from white northerners. Photographs of Charles Taylor, Rebecca Huger, Rosina Downs, and Augusta Broujey were mass-produced and sold as part of the campaign.”

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Found this pretty interesting

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   I am very curious as...these children, especially...Huger....

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   Found this pretty interesting

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    Mixed kid slaves.

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