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The Ohio Black Press in the 19th Century

Black man reading newspaper by candlelight

Item

Title

Black man reading newspaper by candlelight

Date

1863

Description

Man reading a newspaper with headline, "Presidential Proclamation, Slavery," which refers to the Jan. 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Painted by Stephens, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1824-1882.

Publisher

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Bibliographic Citation

Stephens, H. L. , Artist. Black Man Reading Newspaper by Candlelight. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010718365/>.

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