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+ Display larger image David Bustill Bowser, SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS—22TH REGT. COLORED TROOPS (1860-70). Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
| Creator | David Bustill Bowser |
| Context | Regiments had unique battle flags, African-American units formed after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation at the outset of 1863. |
| Audience | Soldiers and anyone else who viewed the regiment |
| Purpose | To inspire the soldiers and to communicate what the regiment was fighting for |
Born in Philadelphia early in 1820, David Bustill Bowser received a much better education than most African Americans and began studying art in 1831. He made a living as a barber, and then, in the 1840s, began earning money as a painter. He also became a civil rights advocate.
In 1863 he was asked to design flags for newly formed African American regiments training at Camp Penn, banners that would be carried into battle.
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