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+ Display larger image Thomas Branagan, IRON MASK, COLLAR, LEG SHACKLES AND SPURS USED TO RESTRICT SLAVES in The Penitential Tyrant (1807). Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
| Creator | Thomas Branagan |
| Context | Slaves suffered from a great deal of violence |
| Audience | The general public |
| Purpose | To generate support for the anti-slavery movement |
Many historians of slavery have
emphasized the cruel and violent nature
of the institution. So did those who
opposed slavery before the Civil War.
Thomas Branagan was an Irish
immigrant who had worked as a slave
trader and a planter in Antigua. Upon
his conversion to Christianity, he
became a vocal critic of the institution
of slavery. The image below appeared
in Branagan's 1807 book of poems,
The Penitential Tyrant.
Branagan did not support slavery,
neither did he desire immediate
emancipation. If former slaves were
to remain in the United States,
Branagan believed that they should
colonize the west. He also wrote
against miscegenation.
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