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+ Display larger image James F. Gibson, CUMBERLAND LANDING, VA. GROUP OF "CONTRABANDS" AT FOLLER'S HOUSE (1862). Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
| Creator | James F. Gibson |
| Context | Gibson was one of several photographers of the Civil War. |
| Audience | The general public in the North |
| Purpose | To depict the war |
Slaves seized their freedom during the Civil War before Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. These former Virginia slaves escaped to the Union lines in 1862. Termed "contraband," a word that underscored their status as property, escaped slaves both deprived the South of much-needed labor and presented Union leaders with the problem of how to respond to them.
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