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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Male adult slave escaping by way of a river" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857 - 1997. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/37aec1c0-c6f6-012f-979c-58d385a7bc34

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1857 - 1997). Male adult slave escaping by way of a river Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/37aec1c0-c6f6-012f-979c-58d385a7bc34

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Male adult slave escaping by way of a river" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/37aec1c0-c6f6-012f-979c-58d385a7bc34

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