‘The Four Representatives of Mankind’ frontispiece illustration from ‘Bible Defence of Slavery; or the Origin, History, and Fortunes of the Negro Race…’ by Josiah Priest (1788–1861). Originally published in 1843 under the title ‘Slavery, As It Relates to the Negro’ the book was revised many times in the 1850s as pro-slavery and abolitionists writers battled it out before the American Civil War 1861-65 lead to 4 million slaves being given their freedom. See more information below.
RMID:Image ID:KBA300
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3850 x 5669 px | 32.6 x 48 cm | 12.8 x 18.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
28 September 2017Location:
Kentucky, United StatesMore information:
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Illustration shows vignettes of the faces of a white man, Chinaman, Negro man and Indian, divided along racial lines. Josiah Priest argues that the Christian bible not only permits slavery but that God created black people to be slaves. Photograph from original 1853 edition. Credit: Private Collection / Contraband Collection