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Stampede of slaves from Hampton to Fortress Monroe

African Americans running to Fort Monroe.

Illustration shows African Americans, carrying their possessions, running along a river bank at night, toward a bridge that leads to Fort Monroe; there are some Union soldiers among them.

Stampede of slaves from Hampton to Fortress Monroe. Fort Monroe Hampton United States Virginia, 1985. [? from a Print In1861] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/92515012/.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

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Boston National Historical Park, Code: BOST

Boston National Historical Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.3734016418457, Longitude: -71.0557022094727

1985? from a print in1861

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