Original version of the John Brown song.
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- Created Date
- 1863
- Description
Full-page color Illustration on verso: Symbolic representation of the transition of African Americans from slavery into freedom and the recruitment of colored troops. Central figure is a uniformed soldier brandishing a sword and holding a U.S. Flag with a banner reading "Freedom to the Slave."; At head of text: Words that can be sung to the "Hallelujah Chorus."
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- Empire State Digital Network
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- New York State Library
- Publisher
- Philadelphia] : Supervisory Committee for Recruiting Colored Regiments, [1863?
- Subjects
- Brown, John, 1800-1859 Poetry
United States. Army--African American troops--Recruiting, enlistment, etc
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Songs and music - Language
- English
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