1864 FREED SLAVE. Young Slave Freed by Emancipation Proclamation Photographed as a White Child. ZZFineMiscellanea but he took no notice

but he took no notice of them - went to Neck and killed 4 or 5 sparrows & 2 robins with rifle

in their diabolical pastime

James Young

February the last

1864 FREED SLAVE. Young Slave Freed by Emancipation Proclamation Photographed as a White Child. ZZFineMiscellanea but he took no noticeA very desirable carte de visite photograph issued in the aftermath of the Emancipation Proclamation in New Orleans. The city had been captured during 1863, and with the Proclamation, northern missionaries and educators descended on the city to immediately begin schools for the young "contraband." Photographs of the children were sold and distributed to raise funds for the schools. The young former slaves were often intentionally photographed and