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jan 1, 1796 - "A Negro Hung by the Ribs to a Gallows" by William Blake (1796)

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This was a graphic piece of propaganda used to make white people uncomfortable.

William Blake was a prominent abolitionist, and he was friends with many prominent members of the British abolitionist group.

He was friends with Olaudah Equiano.

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jan 1, 1796
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~ 229 years ago