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[Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarred back at a medical examination, Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

It was photographed by McPherson & Oliver. It is dated 1863. Its medium is reproduction. It is a part of the department.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair.

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