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| Keywords: Our Countrymen in Chains.jpg Broadside publication of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem Our Countrymen in Chains The design was originally adopted as the seal of the Society for the Abolition of Slavery in England in the 1780s and appeared on several medallions for the society made by Josiah Wedgwood as early as 1787 Here in addition to Whittier's poem the appeal to conscience against slavery continues with two further quotes The first is the scriptural warning He that stealeth a man and selleth him or if he be found in his hand he shall surely be put to death Exodus XXI 16 Next the claim England has 800 000 Slaves and she has made them free America has 2 250 000 and she holds them fast The broadside is advertised at Price Two Cents Single; or 1 00 per hundred Library of Congress Prints and Photgraphs Division American political prints 1766-1876 http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cph 3g05321 1837 John Greenleaf Whittier PD LOC-image cph 3g05321 PD-old Slavery in the United Kingdom Am I Not a Man and a Brother 1837 documents History images of the United States John Greenleaf Whittier 1837 in the United States Chained people in art | ||||
