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Betty Jackson in front of a slave cabin with two little girls

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The photo is probably of Betty Jackson, former slave of President Andrew Jackson in front of one of the brick slave cabins at The Hermitage. The two children are her great grandchildren. Betty is probably between 75 and 80 years old. She is wearing a jacket that appears to be made of silk, possibly from a discarded Hermitage drape. The photo is from a stereo view.
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Hermitage

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Digital Library of Tennessee

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Anti Democracy Impulses: Slavery, Free People Of Color, And Removal Of Native Americans
  3. Dwellings
  4. Freedmen
  5. Slaver
  6. Slaves

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