Details
Contributor American Anti-Slavery Society.
Title Do the slaves desire their liberty? [graphic].
Publisher [New York: s.n]
Date [March 1835]
Physical Description 1 print: woodcut; image 6 x 8 cm. (2.25 x 3 in)
Description A male slave hangs from a tree by a rope tied around his wrists. He also holds a log between legs. A slaveowner moves to hit him with a large paddle. A small house and what appears to be a church are visible in the background.
Is part of Anti-slavery record. New York: Published by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1835-1837.
Notes Caption title vignette in the Anti-Slavery Record (New York: Published by R.G. Williams, for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1835-1837), vol. I, no. 3 (March, 1835), p. 25.
Caption reads: A punishment, practised in the United States, for the crime of loving liberty.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Anti-Slavery Movement Imagery.
Subject Slaves -- Punishment & torture -- Southern States.
Genre Anti-slavery prints -- 1830-1840.
Woodcuts -- 1830-1840.
Periodical illustrations -- 1830-1840.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Per A 245 16998.D v 1 n 3 cover page
Accession number 16998.D