Gordon (or Whipped Peter) was an enslaved African American who escaped, gained freedom & became known as the subject of photographs distributed by abolitionists to show the abuses of slavery by documenting the extensive scarring of Gordon's back from whippings received in slavery (1863) [948 x 1582] #HistoryPorn #history #retro http://ift.tt/1VS1cob

Gordon (or Whipped Peter) was an enslaved African American who escaped, gained freedom & became known as the subject of photographs distributed by abolitionists to show the abuses of slavery by documenting the extensive scarring of Gordon's back from whippings received in slavery (1863) [948 x 1582] #HistoryPorn #history #retro http://ift.tt/1VS1cob

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