Whipped Peter' And The Haunting Story Of Gordon The Slave
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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.
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.
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three illustrations showing peter after his escape, the welts from being whipped upon his back, and in
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The Shocking Photo of 'Whipped Peter' That Made Slavery's Brutality Impossible to Deny
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The heartbreaking story behind Will Smith's 'Whipped…
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The Shocking Photo of 'Whipped Peter' That Made Slavery's Brutality Impossible to Deny
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Whipped Peter' And The Haunting Story Of Gordon The Slave
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The Scourged Back: How Runaway Slave and Soldier Private Gordon Changed History - America's Black Holocaust Museum
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First Trailer for Will Smith's Runaway Slave Thriller EMANCIPATION From Director Antoine Fuqua — GeekTyrant
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Whipped Peter
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Emancipation movie: The true story of 'Whipped Peter' in Will Smith's new film
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Peter (enslaved man) - Wikipedia
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Emancipation: the true story of Whipped Peter, the slave who inspired Will Smith's film
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Gordon, also known as Whipped Peter, a former enslaved man, shows News Photo - Getty Images