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DescriptionWashington DC Poster 1848 re Pearl.jpg
English: This 1848 poster made by the District of Columbia to warn alarmed white citizens fearing a slave revolt, not to riot or commit acts of violence. The poster was in response to public concern and rumors of a slave uprising, following the capture of the schooner Pearl
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District of Columbia government 1848
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