Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912 artist. Free negroes in Haiti [graphic]. [Tarrytown, N.Y.] W. Abbatt] [1917] 1 print: transfer lithograph; overall 25 x 31 cm.(9.5 x 12 in.)
Free Negroes in Haiti. This discriminatory political cartoon portrays the fear plaguing the pro-slavery whites that enslaved blacks would rise up in a “Second Haitian Revolution.” A number of whites counterattacked the rising black nationalism within the black American community by portraying the Haitians as vicious beasts rather than heroic revolutionaries. The Haitian victory against France in 1803 prompted widespread discussion on emigration in the free black community, which was later the topic of discussion at the 1865 North Carolina State Colored Convention.
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