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Sculpture of Slave Auction Block Author: Douglas, Frederick I. Date: 1920-1927 Carved figure inside a glass bottle, depicting a slave auction. Figure was carved by Frederick I. Douglas to represent a story passed down by his father, Thomas O. Douglas, who had been sold in a similar manner in Tennessee. Thomas Douglas was an Exoduster who settled in Wabaunsee County in 1879. His son Frederick's carvings won ribbons when exhibited at a Topeka fair in 1927. Location of Original: KSHS/Kansas Museum of History Call Number: 1982.163.3, OA/Sculpture Item Number: 102739 Number of images: 1 Keywords: African Americans; Art; Artist; Douglas, Frederick I.; Douglas, Thomas Oliver; Exodusters; Objects; Slave auctions; Slavery; Slaves; Tennessee |
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