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Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZ62-79239]

Edwin Forbes. In Search of Freedom, September 25, 1863.
In Search of Freedom

Up to the end of the Civil War, the migration of African Americans involved daring escapes by runaways, who settled in the North and, along with free people of color, established communities in the urban centers.

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Image ID: 1165404
Title: Edwin Forbes, In search of freedom, September 25, 1863.
Created: September 25, 1863
Location: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZ62-79239]
Subjects: Carts & wagons
Free African Americans

Keywords: Covered Wagons
Fugitive Slaves
Migration - Northern
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