Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful, American Civil War, 1861

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Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful, American Civil War, 1861

Dark Artillery; or, How to Make the Contrabands Useful, American Civil War, 1861. Contrabands were Negro slaves who had escaped or been brought across Union (northern) lines. Here they are shown being used as platforms for cannon. Cartoon from Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, New York, 1861

Media ID 14849194

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American Civil War Armaments Artillery Cannon Contraband Cruelty Exploitation Field Gun Firing Improvisation Insulting Loading Military Equipment Negro Racism Racist Slave Slavery

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