"Bereaved Slave Mother," 1844
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Beginning in the 1830s, some people began to speak out against slavery. The Hutchinson Family, a popular troupe of traveling singers from New England, took up the antislavery cause in the 1840s. They gave electrifying performances at conventions and meetings, with songs of their own composition like "The Bereaved Slave Mother."
Beginning in the 1830s, some people began to speak out against slavery. The Hutchinson Family, a popular troupe of traveling singers from New England, took up the antislavery cause in the 1840s. They gave electrifying performances at conventions and meetings, with songs of their own composition like "The Bereaved Slave Mother."
Artifact
Sheet music
Date Made
1844
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Creator Notes
Music and lyrics composed by Hutchinson Family; published by Henry Prentiss; lithographed by Bouve & Sharp, Boston, Massachusetts.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
00.4.937
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 9.875 in
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