This image from the April 18, 1866, issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine illustrates enslaved individuals who had escaped into swamps.
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Title: Contrabands in the Swamps
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: April 1866
Location Created: New York
Type: Document
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