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Reading Matter: The Secret History of the Photo that Formed a Confederate Myth

By David Schonauer   Tuesday May 3, 2016

A 160-year-old tintype depicting Andrew Chandler and his slave Silas, both in Confederate uniform, has long been used as evidence that slaves willingly fought against the Northern army that was trying to free them. BuzzFeed uncovers the history of the photograph and explains why the descendants of Silas are re-writing …

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