Slave Badge
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Description:
1856 Charleston copper slave badge currently on exhibit in First Hall stamped, Porter No. 338. This particular badge would have been worn by a slave hired out as a day laborer, performing such jobs as loading and unloading ships.
- Date: 1856
- Dimensions: H-4 W-4 cm
- Makers Mark: No maker's marks
- Collection: Slave Badge Collection
- Object Name: Badges
- Object Id: MG 206
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