United States, 39.76, -98.5Nast, Thomas, 1840-19021863-01-24Thomas Nast's famous wood engraving originally appeared in Harper's Weekly on January 24, 1863. The liberation of the state's enslaved population, numbering more than 400,000, began during the chaos of the Civil War and continued well into 1865. Nast's cartoon aimed to arouse sympathy for freedpeople following emancipation.Image of Thomas Nast's famous wood engraving entitled "Emancipation," which originally appeared in Harper's Weekly on January 24, 1863. The vignettes on the left half of the engraving depict various scenes of enslaved life, including a white overseer raising a whip to lash an enslaved man who bends at the waist and an enslaved man standing on an auction block. A ragged Confederate States of America flag flies over the auction house. The right half of the engraving depicts scenes of free African Americans engaged in such activities as purchasing goods from a window labeled "Cashier" and sending children off to public school. An American flag flies from the roof of the school. In the center a circular image of an African American family relaxing in a well-appointed room serves as the focal point of the image. The liberation of Georgia's more than 400,000 enslaved people 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.image/jpegHarper's Weeklyhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/slavery-antebellum-georgiaForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/slavery-antebellum-georgiaForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaSlaves--Southern StatesAfrican Americans--Southern StatesAfrican American men--Southern StatesAfrican American women--Southern StatesAfrican American children--Southern StatesSlaveholders--Southern StatesMen--Southern StatesWomen--Southern StatesChildren--Southern StatesFamily--Southern StatesSlavery--Southern StatesSchools--Southern StatesPublic schools--Southern StatesSlave traders--Southern StatesFlags--United StatesFlags--Confederate States of AmericaMothers--Southern StatesFathers--Southern StatesAfrican Americans--History--1863-1877Freedmen--United StatesEmancipationStillImage