The Latest Contraband of War
| Title: | The Latest Contraband of War |
| Description: | Freed slave with hoe, includes the quote "Whar is Massa Jeff now, dat's what's de matter" above the image. The image is a reference to General Benjamin Butler's "contraband" policy, by which escaping slaves reaching Union lines would not be returned to slavery. Butler, a trained attorney, used Virginia's secession to argue that under international law that escaped slaves were "contraband of war" and he was not required to return them to their former owners. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1961/1881 |
| Date: | 2005-11-28 |
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Roosevelt Civil War Envelopes Collection (GT)
Roosevelt Civil War Envelopes Collection