01948ckm a2200397 a 4500 000149164 20230712142906.0 kjobo 030409s1837 maunnn| | kneng d Fels-55 3 ppl PPL gihc Tearing up free papers [graphic]. [Boston: s.n., 1837] 1 print: woodcut; image 4 x 8 cm. (1.5 x 3.25 in) Illustration in the American Anti-Slavery Almanac, for 1838 (Boston: Published by D.K. Hitchcock, 1837), p. 7. Caption underneath the image reads: "In the Southern States, every colored person is presumed to be a slave, till proved to be free; and they are often robbed of the proof." A man restrains a free Southern black woman as another man destroys the papers that attest to her freedom. The woman's small child stands beside her. In the background, at least two figures are visible behind bars. Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Anti-Slavery Movement Imagery. Free African Americans Legal status, laws, etc. United States. Legal documents Destruction and reconstruction. 75165 Woodcuts 1830-1840. gmgpc Book illustrations 1830-1840. gmgpc Anti-slavery prints 1830-1840. local SP3 African American History American Anti-Slavery Society. 3297 American anti-slavery almanac, for 1838 Boston: Published by D.K. Hitchcock, 1837. Imprint MA. Boston. 1837. Library Company of Philadelphia Rare Am 1837 Ame Ant 52047.D.2 p 7 Digital image https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2750 52047.D.2 R Am 1837 Ame Ant 52047.D.2 p 7 52047.D.2 R Am 1837 Ame Ant 52047.D.2 p 7 (CPomAG)80005643 142078 142078 000149164 CONV 00 20051208 1945 000149164 20060120 1813 000149164 20060201 1536 000149164 20071018 1953 000149164 EDITH 40 20090209 1125 000149164 SARAH 40 20090527 1938 000149164 ANN 40 20171109 1349 ppl MA. Boston. 1837. Imprint