- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Woodcut from 1839 Anti-Slavery Almanac
- Date of Original:
- 1839
- Subject:
- Slaves--Georgia
African American men--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Trees--Georgia
Slaves--Social conditions
Guard duty
Slavery--Southern States
Fugitive slaves--Georgia
Chains--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- woodcuts (prints)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A woodcut depicts the capture of a fugitive from slavery by a slave patrol. Slave patrols were common in Georgia from 1757 until the end of the Civil War in 1865.
A woodcut from an 1839 anti-slavery almanac depicts the capture of a fugitive slave by a slave patrol. Four white men wearing top hats and long coats surround an African-American slave. Two of the patrollers hold his arms, and another thrusts a chain toward him. They stand among plants and trees in a forest.
A Georgia statute ordered white adults to ride the roads at night, stopping all slaves they encountered and making them prove that they were engaged in lawful activities. Patrollers required slaves to produce a pass, which stated their owner's name as well as where and when they were allowed to be away from the plantation and for how long. Slave patrols were common in Georgia from 1757 until the end of the Civil War in 1865. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/slave-patrols/m-1949/
- Rights Holder:
- From The American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1839
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/slave-patrols
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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