Image Title:
Peter – Gordon is possibly a surname

Note:
". . . who escaped from a Louisiana plantation in March 1863, gaining freedom when he reached the Union camp near Baton Rouge. He became known as the subject of photographs documenting the extensive scarring of his back from whippings received in slavery." Read More to see his scarred back: Click Here

Image Source:
Wikipedia

Subject:
Slavery - Historical Figures - Slave - History Maker - American - Union Solider - Scars

Date:
1863

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-SLAVHF-38

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