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Handmade mandolin
ca. 1800s
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States
An enslaved person crafted the mandolin shown here. Music, songs, and dances based on African traditions were a vibrant component of daily life. But because drums had been used to signal a slave rebellion in 1739, owners sometimes saw instruments as a form of resistance and prevented their use.
LI-2019-09.01
Details
- Title: Handmade mandolin
- Date Created: ca. 1800s
- Subject Keywords: slavery, instrument, antebellum
- Original Source: The National Civil War Museum
- Rights: On loan from The National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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