Slave Scars On Back at Sandra Jake blog

Slave Scars On Back. He had trekked 80 miles to freedom and his story was quickly published in magazines — along with this photo of his gruesome injuries. Also known as whipped peter, an escaped slave named gordon posed for a portrait in 1863 that revealed the scars on his scourged back and exposed slavery's horrors. Escaped slave gordon, also known as whipped peter, showing his scarred back at a medical examination, baton rouge, louisiana. It demonstrated how photography as a medium could shape history and galvanize support for the abolitionist cause. The image of whipped peter and his scarred back, along with the narrative of his escape, left a profound impact on the american public. Gordon, also known as “whipped peter,” was an escaped american slave who became known as the subject of photographs. The keloid scars on the man’s back are not the result of a “whipping.” they were caused either by acne or by an farming accident, e.g., burning in a sugar cane fire or a steam scalding.

The keloid scars on the man’s back are not the result of a “whipping.” they were caused either by acne or by an farming accident, e.g., burning in a sugar cane fire or a steam scalding. Also known as whipped peter, an escaped slave named gordon posed for a portrait in 1863 that revealed the scars on his scourged back and exposed slavery's horrors. Escaped slave gordon, also known as whipped peter, showing his scarred back at a medical examination, baton rouge, louisiana. Gordon, also known as “whipped peter,” was an escaped american slave who became known as the subject of photographs. The image of whipped peter and his scarred back, along with the narrative of his escape, left a profound impact on the american public. It demonstrated how photography as a medium could shape history and galvanize support for the abolitionist cause. He had trekked 80 miles to freedom and his story was quickly published in magazines — along with this photo of his gruesome injuries.

Scars of Slavery Amherst Historical Society

Slave Scars On Back Also known as whipped peter, an escaped slave named gordon posed for a portrait in 1863 that revealed the scars on his scourged back and exposed slavery's horrors. The keloid scars on the man’s back are not the result of a “whipping.” they were caused either by acne or by an farming accident, e.g., burning in a sugar cane fire or a steam scalding. Gordon, also known as “whipped peter,” was an escaped american slave who became known as the subject of photographs. It demonstrated how photography as a medium could shape history and galvanize support for the abolitionist cause. Escaped slave gordon, also known as whipped peter, showing his scarred back at a medical examination, baton rouge, louisiana. He had trekked 80 miles to freedom and his story was quickly published in magazines — along with this photo of his gruesome injuries. Also known as whipped peter, an escaped slave named gordon posed for a portrait in 1863 that revealed the scars on his scourged back and exposed slavery's horrors. The image of whipped peter and his scarred back, along with the narrative of his escape, left a profound impact on the american public.