Preview
Exhibition Date
November 2023
Medium
Panels: Sintra, Masonite panel, vinyl. Content: document, photograph, etching. Objects: cotton picking sack replica- cotton, sewn by Amanda Wentzel; woven basket; cotton combs; cotton stalks.
Description
This section details the role of the Freedmen’s Bureau in aiding the newly freed African Americans after Emancipation. Although unable to uncover the fate of the fourteen enslaved persons named in Morgan’s will, several other enslaved persons from the Morgan plantations were identified in the Freedmen’s Bureau archives. These people are profiled in the following sections.
Rights
This image is the property of Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. The original is the intellectual property of the JSU student creator. Images may be copied for research, teaching, or any fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. Images may not be altered in any way, and the creator retains all other rights to these materials. Users of these images are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University and must obtain permission from the creator for any other uses not explicitly delineated in this rights statement.
Location
The MFA Thesis Exhibition was held in the Hammond Hall Art Gallery.