Freedwomen sewing
About this illustration
Based on a sketch by Jas E. Taylor. Originally published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, v. 23, 22 Sept. 1866, p. 5.
- Date created
- 1866
- License
- This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
- Source
- Original image housed by Library of Congress
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- North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives. (Page 8.5)
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This engraving, entitled “Glimpses at the Freedmen — The Freedmen’s Union Industrial School, Richmond, Virginia,” appeared in an 1866 newspaper. Based on a sketch by Jas. E. Taylor, the engraving depicts a group of freed African American women sewing at a freedmen’s school after the Civil War.
