Ball and Chain description at the Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum
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Title
Ball and Chain description at the Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum
Subject
Ball and chain used on slaves
Description
Text: Try lifting the iron ball to feel the weight of this object used to keep enslaved people immobile. Enslaved people were considered valuable property. Balls and chains kept them from running away.
Creator
Don’t Duck History
Source
Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum, Portsmouth VA
Publisher
Don’t Duck History
Date
photo taken 08-08-2015
Contributor
Photo credit: Tracy Clark
Rights
Don’t Duck History
Format
Digital photo, jpg file
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Original Format
photo of text
Physical Dimensions
2.01 MB
Files
Citation
Don’t Duck History, “Ball and Chain description at the Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum,” Don't Duck History, accessed May 17, 2024, https://dontduckhistory.omeka.net/items/show/37.