Describes the history of photographs taken of seven South Carolina slaves in 1850 for a study by naturalist Louis Agassiz to provide evidence that Africans were biologically inferior, describing the men and women in the photographs, and examines the scientific theories used to support Agassiz's theory.
year: 2010
call number/section: 305.8
subjects: agassiz, louis, 1807-1873, political and social views, slaves, columbia region, pictorial works, biography, photography, history, united states, 19th century, racism, united states, history, 19th century