Scenes daily and hourly acting under the shadow of American law.
| One of twelve plates from folding accordian-style screen of scenes
from Uncle Tom's Cabin. George's sister, slave with
whip, George. Caption below picture: George. "She was whipped, sir, for wanting to live a decent Christian life, such as your laws give no slave-girl a right to live." (COPYRIGHT. The Clifton Waller Barrett Collection, University of Virginia. |