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Soldier describes Christmas sport of African Americans running in sack race

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Title:
Soldier describes Christmas sport of African Americans running in sack race
Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, 1728-1973
Creator:
Corp. John B. Green
Addressee:
Brother and sister
Date:
1862-01-02
Site:
Ship Island, Mississippi
Location:
Ship Island, Mississippi
ID Number:
RMM04681_0238
Accession Number:
Rudin # S - 238
Collection Number:
4681
File Name:
RMM04681_0238.pdf
Work Type:
letters (correspondence)
Measurement:
5.0 x 8.0 (inches)
Description:
Soldier describes Christmas sport of negroes running in sack race.
Cite As:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin slavery collection
Series:
Series VI: Letters
Box:
3
Folder:
25
Format:
Image
Rights:
The content in the Rudin Slavery Collection (aka Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of its creation date, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. For more information about these volumes, please contact the Rare and Manuscript Collections at rareref@cornell.edu. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

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