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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08941 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Afro-American Monument |
| Date | 1897 |
| Author | Hammond, B.F. (fl. 1897) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Oil process chromo-lithographic poster. A picture of an angel putting her hand on the head of a slave, surrounded by nine vignettes depicting scenes from slavery to results of emancipation. Includes pictures of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass, the death of Crispus Attucks, the initial arrival of African slaves in 1619, and Abraham Lincoln "breaking the chain of bondage," among other scenes. There is also related statistical information. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era African American History Slavery Emancipation Proclamation Reconstruction Emancipation Revolutionary War Boston Massacre African American Troops Slave Trade Immigration and Migration Africa President |
| People | Hammond, B.F. (fl. 1897) Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895) Attucks, Crispus (d. 1770) Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) |
| Place written | Chicago, Illinois |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |