- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Emancipation
- Creator:
- Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
- Publisher:
- Harper's Weekly
- Date of Original:
- 1863
- Subject:
- Slaves--Southern States
African Americans--Southern States
African American men--Southern States
African American women--Southern States
African American children--Southern States
Men--Southern States
Women--Southern States
Children--Southern States
Family--Southern States
Slavery--Southern States
Mothers--Southern States
Fathers--Southern States
Freedmen--United States
African Americans--History--1863-1877 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- illustrations (layout features)
engravings (prints) - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Thomas Nast's famous wood engraving originally appeared in Harper's Weekly on January 24, 1863. The liberation of the state's more than 400,000 enslaved African Americans began during the chaos of the Civil War and continued well into 1865. Blacks and whites struggled to lay the foundations for a new social order.
Image of a section of Thomas Nast's famous wood engraving entitled "Emancipation," which originally appeared in Harper's Weekly on January 24, 1863. A circular image of an African American family relaxing in a well-appointed room serves as the focal point of the image. The word "Emancipation" is printed above the scene.
The liberation of Georgia's more than 400,000 slaves began during the chaos of the Civil War and continued well into 1865. Nast's cartoon aimed to arouse sympathy for freed blacks following emancipation. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/emancipation/m-2427/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Harper's Weekly
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/emancipation
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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