Sujet

Poster warning Blacks in Boston of kidnappers, 1851. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Poster warning Blacks in Boston of kidnappers, 1851. 'CAUTION!! COLORED PEOPLE OF BOSTON, one & all, you are hereby respectfully CAUTIONED and advised, to avoid conversing with the Watchmen and Police Officers of Boston, For since the recent order of the Mayor & Aldermen, they are empowered to act as KIDNAPPERS and Slave Catchers, And they have already been actually employed in KIDNAPPING, CATCHING, AND KEEPING SLAVES. Therefore, if you value your LIBERTY, and the Welfare of the Fugitives among you, Shun them in every possible manner, as so many HOUNDS on the track of the most unfortunate of your race. Keep a sharp look out for KIDNAPPERS, and have TOP EYE open. April 24, 1851.'

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A22_096

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21.3Mo (734.9Ko) / 19.0cm x 28.1cm / 2241 x 3320 (300dpi)

Mots clés

unusual people black library country warning danger law dangerous crime design text location century concept poster African American African-American B&W afro-american slavery lettering public library kidnapping African-Americans peril United States of America 19th century graphic design black & white black and white B W New York Public Library nineteenth century NYPL American America USA poster united states kidnap Unknown Heritage Art African Americans 19th-century Schomburg Center for Research Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture