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Letter

27 October 2009 No Comment

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Artist: Kenneth Calvert

Following the slave rebellions of the middle 19th century, new laws were passed, making it a crime for a slave learn to read and write. Against this backdrop of overwhelming adversity, a moment of great courage is depicted in this painting of a slave girl secretly composing a letter.

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