Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Whipped Peter the Slave


 

[Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarred back at a medical examination, Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

Mcpherson & Oliver, photographer. Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarred back at a medical examination, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [Baton Rouge, La.: Publisher not identified, 2 April] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018648117/>.


Stephens, H. L. (ca. 1863) The Lash. United States, ca. 1863. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93505071/