1864 FREED SLAVE. Young Slave Freed by Emancipation Proclamation. Photographed as a White Child. Miracles Each example was individually painted

Each example was individually painted

from delays

Approximately 25% of the entire American population tuned into him each week

The Discovery of a Manuscript from the Time of David

and the various revivals of the 19th century

1864 FREED SLAVE. Young Slave Freed by Emancipation Proclamation. Photographed as a White Child. Miracles Each example was individually paintedA very desirable carte de visite photograph issued in the aftermath of the Emancipation Proclamation in New Orleans. The city had been captured during 1863, and with the Proclamation, northern missionaries and educators descended on the city to immediately begin schools for the young "contraband." Photographs of the children were sold and distributed to raise funds for the schools. The young former slaves were often intentionally photographed and