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    Alternative Title

    Drummer Boy Jackson

    Photo Description

    Postcard consisting of 2 pages (front & back). Front: Black and white photograph, the Drummer boy Jackson, a former enslaved person and then drummer for the Union Army in the 79th U.S. Colored Troops in Louisiana. Back has text: 'Drummer Jackson' 79th United States Colored Troops. This image was one of many propaganda acts used to encourage Negro enlistments." The term “Negro” appeared on the postcard is outdated and its contemporary preferred term is “Black people.”

    Keywords

    Soldiers, Black; Drummer; Drummer boy; Black children; Black Americana; United States; History; Civil War; 1861-1865

    Subject

    Soldiers, Black; Drummer; Drummer boy; Black children; Black Americana; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

    Publisher

    Leib Image Archives

    Number of Images

    2

    Format

    image/jpeg

    Type

    image

    Side of Image

    Back of Image

    Place

    York (Pa.)

    Digital Reproduction Specifications

    Jpeg2000 images were derived from no less than 400 dpi tiff images

    Date Contributed

    7-2020

    Identifier

    DP0012814_2

    Rights

    This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576.

    File Location

    African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010.
    UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02
    The Carol Mundy Collection Finding Aid

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    Keywords

    Soldiers, Black; Drummer; Drummer boy; Black children; Black Americana; United States; History; Civil War; 1861-1865

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