"Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" - Historic Abolitionist Symbol #161656 (License: Personal Use)

The image shows a Black man kneeling in bondage, hands raised and shackled, wearing a loincloth, with a banner unfurling beneath him bearing the plea “Am I Not a Man and a Brother?” Created by Josiah Wedgwood in 1787, it was widely distributed as a medallion and print to galvanize public opposition to the transatlantic slave trade. Its emotional resonance and rhetorical power made it one of the first mass-produced political images in history.

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