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Glimpsing Freedom
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Photography and the Civil War crashed into one another, making it affordable for soldiers to have their picture taken before going off to war. What Black soldiers communicated in these images was a desire not just for freedom, but for citizenship. But they didn't always control how their photographs were used.
Drs. Deborah Willis and Rhea Combs talk with Kim about the photographs taken of - and for - Civil War Soldiers. Because it turns out there’s a big difference.
See the portraits we discuss:
Harper’s Weekly special edition
Gordon after his escape
Peter with scarred back
Tintype of soldier
Soldier with painted backdrop
Drs. Deborah Willis and Rhea Combs talk with Kim about the photographs taken of - and for - Civil War Soldiers. Because it turns out there’s a big difference.
See the portraits we discuss:
Harper’s Weekly special edition
Gordon after his escape
Peter with scarred back
Tintype of soldier
Soldier with painted backdrop
Released:
Jun 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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