Historical Photograph: "Contraband" Camp
Subject
Contrabands
Title
Historical Photograph: "Contraband" Camp
Date
1865
Type
Historical Photograph
Description
DocsTeach presents an 1865 photo of a camp for contrabands - formerly enslaved people who escaped to Union lines - in Richmond, Virginia. The source includes a brief description of the photograph, defines the term "contraband" and describes the First Confiscation Act.
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Publisher
DocsTeach (National Archives)
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Citation
“Historical Photograph: "Contraband" Camp,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 5, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/922.