Contributor |
Haven, J., printer. |
Title |
Slavery as it exists in America : Slavery as it exists in England. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Boston : Published by J. Haven, 86 State Street |
Publisher |
MASS. Boston. 1850 |
Date |
1850 |
Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 55 x 36cm (21.25 x 14 in.) |
Description |
Racist, anti-abolition print challenging Northern abolitionists' view of slavery by favorably contrasting the living conditions
of enslaved African American people in America with that of British industrial workers. First image depicts enslaved men,
women, and children playing music, singing, and dancing during a hoe-down while Southerners and Northerners observe and comment
about how the false reports to the North about the hardships of slavery will now be rectified. Second image portrays a British
cloth factory where several emaciated white factory workers, attired in torn and worn clothes, have gathered, including a
woman and her children referring to themselves as slaves; two workers discussing running away to an easier life in the coal
mines; and workers commenting on their premature aging. A rotund priest and tax collector observe. Soldiers march in the background.
Below the image is a small portrait of the "English Anti-slavery Agitator" George Thompson.
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Is referenced by |
Weitenkampf, p. 101 |
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Reilly, 1850-6 |
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Nevins and Weitenkampf, Century, p. 68 |
Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1850 by J. Haven in the clerk's office of
the District Court of Mass.
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Manuscript note on verso: Deposited April 9, 1851, Recorded vol 26. pag, 145. |
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Lib. Company. Annual report, 1967, p. 55. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
Subject |
Thompson, George, 1804-1878 -- Portraits. |
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African American children -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African American women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Dance -- Southern States. |
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Factories -- England. |
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Plantation life -- Southern States. |
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Poor persons -- England. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Slavery -- United States. |
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Working class -- England. |
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Enslaved children -- Southern States. |
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Enslaved men -- Southern States. |
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Enslaved people -- Southern States. |
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Enslaved women -- Southern States. |
Geographic subject |
England. |
Genre |
Anti-abolition prints -- United States -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
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Political cartoons -- 1850-1860. |
Printer |
Haven, J., printer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Political Cartoons - 1850-6 [P.9675] |
Accession number |
P.9675 |