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Slavery was one the regrettable parts of American history during much of the 18th and 19th centuries until formally abolished by the 13th Amendment in December of 1865. During this period of slavery, rice, cotton, and sugar plantations worked by slaves were abundant, especially in the south.
Today many of the original plantations and buildings are gone with a remaining few converted to museums. Of the ones preserved, Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana is undoubtedly one of the most scenic. Its distinguishing feature is a double row of 300-year-old oak trees running 800ft (240m) long towards the main house.
This plantation has also been featured in many shows and movies throughout the years, most famously “Interview with the Vampire” from 1994 starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
I captured this picture on a nice foggy morning when the sun was piercing through the fog and trees.
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Sigma 10-20mm + Cokin filter : GND8
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This anti-slavery monument facing the Gambia river is situated in Albreda / Juffureh, a village, that is connected to Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States.
The novel "Roots" follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the U.S. down to the author Alex Haley. The novel was followed by a hugely popular television adaptation.
Submitted: 11/06/2016
Rejected: 16/06/2016
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Rejection Reasons by Getty
Subject choice is good but the production value of the execution and overall image quality is not high enough to be competitive. This may relate to various elements, including setting, background detail, styling details, model choice, quality of light, retouching, general attention to detail.
SÜDAFRIKA, unterwegs in Kapstdt , Bo Kaap, Dorp Straße mit bunten Häusern .
Bo-Kaap (Afrikaans; deutsch etwa: „Über dem Kap“), auch Malay Quarter („Malaienviertel“) oder Slamsebuurt[ („Islamviertel“), hieß bis 2017 Schotschekloof und ist ein Stadtteil von Kapstadt in der südafrikanischen Provinz Westkap. Er entstand als Siedlung von Kapmalaien, die bis heute die Mehrheit der Bewohner stellen.
Bo-Kaap wurde im 18. Jahrhundert von Kapmalaien besiedelt, nachdem sie aus der Sklaverei entlassen worden waren.
SOUTH AFRICA, on the road in Cape Town, Bo Kaap, Dorp Street with colorful houses.
Bo-Kaap (Afrikaans; German: “Over the Cape”), also Malay Quarter (“Malay Quarter”) or Slamsebuurt[ (“Islamic Quarter”), was called Schotschekloof until 2017 and is a district of Cape Town in the South African province of Western Cape. It originated as a settlement of Cape Malays, who still make up the majority of residents today.
Bo-Kaap was settled by Cape Malays in the 18th century after they were released from slavery.
The Statue of Liberty, officially known as Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La Liberté éclairant le monde), is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor within New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
The statue is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken shackle and chain lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the recent national abolition of slavery. After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.
Bartholdi was inspired by a French law professor and politician, Édouard René de Laboulaye, who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised to U.S. independence would properly be a joint project of the French and U.S. peoples. The Franco-Prussian War delayed progress until 1875, when Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and the U.S. provide the site and build the pedestal. Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions.
The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, and in Madison Square Park in Manhattan from 1876 to 1882. Fundraising proved difficult, especially for the Americans, and by 1885 work on the pedestal was threatened by lack of funds. Publisher Joseph Pulitzer, of the New York World, started a drive for donations to finish the project and attracted more than 120,000 contributors, most of whom gave less than a dollar (equivalent to $29 in 2020). The statue was built in France, shipped overseas in crates, and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called Bedloe's Island. The statue's completion was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland.
The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901 and then by the Department of War; since 1933 it has been maintained by the National Park Service as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, and is a major tourist attraction. Public access to the balcony around the torch has been barred since 1916.
THOMAS JEFFERSON ENSLAVED 600+ AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
Thomas Jefferson helped to create a new nation based on individual freedom and self-government. His words in the Declaration of Independence expressed the aspirations of the new nation. But the Declaration did not extend “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” to African Americans, indentured servants, or women. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration and called slavery an “abominable crime,” yet he was a lifelong slaveholder.
King Philipp of Macedonia advising his son Alexander (later, the Great) to trust his teacher, the philosopher Aristotle. Aristotle taught that slavery was natural and that human beings came in two varieties: one group able to run their lives independently, the other group in need of help. These others were born slaves and, for their own benefit, were to be led by the free.
7Artisans lens at approx. F11 plus a 16mm macro extension tube.
Seen in the Slavery Museum which is part of the Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool. The sculpture (2017) is made from various materials, including rum barrel hoops and the artist is Francois Piquet from Guadeloupe. I do not think that this sculpture needs much explaining. Fuji X100F.
King Philipp of Macedonia advising his son Alexander (later, the Great) to trust his teacher, the philosopher Aristotle. Aristotle taught that slavery was natural and that human beings came in two varieties: one group able to run their lives independently, the other group in need of help. These others were born slaves and, for their own benefit, were to be led by the free.
7Artisans lens at approx. F11 plus a 16mm macro extension tube.
Seen in the Slavery Museum which is part of the Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool. The sculpture (2017) is made from various materials, including rum barrel hoops and the artist is Francois Piquet from Guadeloupe. I do not think that this sculpture needs much explaining. Fuji X100F.
Before the Dred Scott case was tried before a U.S. Supreme Court packed with conservative justices, it was tried here in this courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri.
A common misconception about human trafficking is that it does not happen in the United States. This is false, as the United States is ranked as one of the worst countries globally for human trafficking. It is estimated that 199,000 incidents occur within the United States every year.
www.amazon.com/Slave-Next-Door-Trafficking-Slavery/dp/052...
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Founded in 1812, this village had 1592 residents during the 2020 census. Famous for it's white burley tobacco, a favorite of President Grant and it abolitionist movement. Slaves used the Underground Railroad to travel from as far as Mississippi to cross the Ohio River at Augusta, Kentucky to freedom in Ripley, Ohio. Kentucky allowed slavery before the Civil War. The slaves had to reach Canada to be free. If they were caught in the United States they could be sent back to their owners. The Presbyterian minister, Dr John Rankin and a black foundry owner John Parker, both heroes of the Underground Railroad operated in Ripley. Located in the Appalachian Plateau Region of Ohio. This image is on North Front Street with the Ohio River to it's south side.
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them can stop the time"
Nothing is Hidden Under the Sun,not even the Talking Hedgehogs.ILDSS,Sunbeam
This may appear to be the kind of shot that any tourist would take. It was however the scene of unspeakable cruelty and one of the places where slaves were incarcerated prior to transportation around the world. Over a period of 300 years tens of millions of Africans passed through locations such as this. Africans in collusion with Europeans plied the population with rum and when their victims were incapacitated they were taken as families to the underground dungeons here. In the same way that we should not forget 9/11 we should not forget those who suffered in those times. Nor should we forget the millions who live in slavery today - child workers held in sweat shops, women trapped into the sex industry and those controlled by people-traffickers.
From the 2019 Musée d'Orsay exhibit "Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today," the title of this enormous canvas by François-Auguste Biard is L'Abolition de l'esclavage dans les colonies françaises en 1848 (Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848.)
The painting has since been returned to the Museum of the History of France at the Palace of Versailles.
Slavery gwader balochistan.Slaves being brought from africa,mostly eastern coast of africa,especially from zanzibar
An abandoned planation home in Bostwick, Georgia. A preserved slave shack is right down the road.
Many people marvel at the beauty of such homes. Little thought is given to the suffering of those who constructed and maintained these lavish estates.
Here is link to a preserved home similarly styled - www.flickr.com/photos/73215818@N00/2924812727/
Additional note 12/17/11
In 1903, W.E.B Dubois had this to say regarding Georgia plantations of 1860: "A hundred and fifty barons commanded the labor of nearly 6 thousand Negroes... Parks and groves were laid out, rich with flower and vine, and in the midst stood the low wide-halled 'big house,' with its porch and columns and great fireplaces.
And yet with all this the was something sordid, something forced, - a certain feverish unrest and recklessness; for was not all this show and tinsel built upon a groan? "This was a little Hell", said a ragged, brown, and grave-faced man to me... "I've seen n_____s drop dead in the furrow, but they were kicked aside, and the plough never stopped. Down in the guard-house, there's where the blood ran."
With such foundations a kingdom must in time sway and fall...' ".
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SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE
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The federal government in Germany wants to enforce a 'super shutdown' for several weeks, possibly until Easter:
All-day curfew:
That means citizens would no longer be allowed outside their homes, even during the day.
This would make travel and day-trip excursions impossible.
Mandatory home office:
Individual federal states should push for this - insofar as there is really no other way.
Schools and daycare centers:
These would remain closed nationwide under the shutdown variant.
Complete shutdown of transport in Germany:
Local and long-distance public transport could be completely shut down. This would mean that no buses, suburban trains, subways or trains would run and no planes would fly. According to participants in a CDU presidium meeting, however, Merkel rejected a possible suspension of local and long-distance public transport.
FFP2 mask obligation*:
What will be implemented in Bavaria from January 18 could apply throughout Germany.
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Sound of Freedom
All I've ever known
To always keep you close
Holding on to Hope
I'm heading towards your glow
Give me strength
Give me strength
My love my love
I'm fighting to find you
Don't give up. Don't give up
Soon I'll be beside you
All my faith to find
My way to the light
All my strength to fight
And open my eyes
Give me strength
Give me strength
My love my love
I'm fighting to find you
Don't give up. Don't give up
Soon I'll be beside you
Find love in a hopeless time
Find hope in the hardest night
The darker sky the brighter shines the light
Find faith for the terrified
Find strength know you'll survive
The darker sky the brighter shines the light
Give me strength to find
My way through the night
Find your peace of mind
I won't leave you behind
Songwriters: Fernando Garibay, Ramiro Padilla, Daniel Padilla, Justin Jesso, Paul Ahlstrom.
Terror issues forth from the male, illuminates his essential nature and his basic purpose.
Andrea Dworkin, Pornography - Men Possessing Women
Asking the question... what if this had really happened in our history on a mass scale?
Models: PJ Walker and Horace Silver
I clicked this picture some times ago in a rail station of north Kolkata. The local train was standing in a platform. Two men were talking to each other in the train. Here a pigeon flying high in front of me. This picture told a story, the flying bird symbolize freedom and the two men inside the train symbolize slavery.
A better scan of an oldie...April 22, 1980
I was standing on the old Va. Route 63 crossing at Hamlin, Va. on the afternoon of April 22, 1980, with my friend David DeVault and Pete Morrisette. If you check an old calendar, you'll notice that was a Tuesday. All three of us took a day of leave from our employers to do railfanning on the north end of the Clinchfield. We had started very early that morning at Erwin in the dispatcher's office (mandatory at the time). David would arm himself with detailed notes on what was running, where, what the motive power was, and where we should go. For this day, I recall time on the Nora Branch, the mainline as far north as Rex, and midday and afternoon shots at McClure, Trammel, Dante, this one at Hamlin, Boody, and St. Paul. The weather was good, and we had some great photo ops, a good lunch at the Old Shay Inn at McClure (burger, fries, and a Coke), and outstanding fellowship.
I was using a Yashica 35mm SLR most of the time rather than my Nikkormat. The latter had an untrustworthy through-the-lens meter. I wasn't yet quite proficient enough to determine the "perfect" exposure for Kodachrome 64 film without some type of crutch--a light meter, a camera with a good meter, or an expert guide who could survey the scene and say something like: "...I suggest f4 at 1/125th with a 35mm medium wide angle lens…”
I had this El-cheap-o 200mm fixed tele lens at the time. It was made in a third world country by children held in slavery (although they did pretty good work, all things considered). At the old crossing at Hamlin, I screwed it onto my camera body (yes, it was a screw-mount) and did two or three hand-hold shots. I was intrigued by the “genuine” CRR milepost (cast in the shops at Erwin), so I used it to frame the shot. Of course, when you must shoot virtually “wide open,” there’s no hope for depth of field---so the milepost was destined to be really, really, out of focus. It was all I could do to manually focus on the front of the locomotive. I took a deep breath, tried to be as still as possible, and squeezed the shutter release.
Not perfect, of course (how many “perfect” shots do any of us take---really?), but I have nice memories of the CRR in April 1980, and the company of David and Pete. Rest in peace, guys, and thanks for asking me to join you that day, and many others.