Details
Title [Liberator masthead, 1831] [graphic].
Publisher [Boston: s.n]
Publisher MA. Boston. 1831
Date [July 1831]
Physical Description 1 print: engraving; vignette 6 x 10 cm. (2.25 x 4 in)
Description As indicated by two signs, the vignette is set in a horse-market, and depicts an auction of "Slaves, Horses, & Other Cattle," complete with an auctioneer standing at a podium at the right. In the center of a small group consisting of slaves and potential bidders, a female slave covers her face in desperation as two small childen huddle around her. To her right, a male slave sits at the base of the podium. In a clear gesture of despair, he rests his elbows on his knees and holds his head in his hands. A domed building that appears to be a court-house is visible in the distant background. A large flag reading "LIBERTY" waves from its top.
Is part of Liberator Boston: William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, Publishers, 1831.
Notes Masthead from the Liberator (Boston: William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, Publishers), vol. 1, no. 27 (July 2, 1831), p. 105.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Anti-Slavery Movement Imagery.
Subject Slave trade -- United States.
Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
African American newspapers.
Genre Engravings -- 1830-1840.
Periodical illustrations -- 1830-1840.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Per L 21 1646.F v 1 n 27 July 2 1831 p 105
Accession number 1646.F