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May 12, 2025 - 07:31 AM
The "real Peter" from the film "Emancipation" is inspired by Gordon, an enslaved man known for the infamous photograph "The Scourged Back," taken in 1863. This photograph, which shows the severe scars on his back from whipping, became a powerful symbol of the brutalities of slavery and helped galvanize the abolitionist movement in the United States. Gordon escaped from a Louisiana plantation and joined the Union Army, contributing to the fight against slavery.
