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"The Scourged Back," depicts an escaped enslaved man named Peter, also known as Gordon, showing the severe keloid scarring on his back resulting from brutal whippings. (1863)

"The Scourged Back," depicts an escaped enslaved man named Peter, also known as Gordon, showing the severe keloid scarring on his back resulting from brutal whippings. (1863)

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