"Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" - Historic Abolitionist Symbol #8955 (License: Personal Use)

This engraving reproduces the famous anti-slavery medallion created by Josiah Wedgwood in 1787 for the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade. It shows a Black man in chains, kneeling with uplifted hands and a banner declaring “Am I Not a Man and a Brother?”-a rhetorical appeal to shared humanity. The image became one of the most recognizable symbols of the transatlantic abolition movement.

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