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Peter (fl. 1863) (also known as Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", or "Poor Peter") was an escaped American slave who was the subject of photographs documenting the extensive scarring of his back from whippings received in slavery.
"Whipping with the paddle as witnessed by the author" (Narrative of Henry Watson, a Fugitive Slave, 1848) Detail of the "hot paddle" from the Wilson Chinn photos taken during the American Civil War. In addition to whipping by owners and overseers, at least two slave traders are said to have engaged in systematic torture, reserving flogging ...
Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. Seidule, Ty (2020). Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1250239266. Silkenat, David. Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South. New York ...
Public flogging of a slave in Brazil – work of German painter Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802–1858) An African-American slave named Gordon, photo taken at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863; the scars are clearly visible because of keloid formation. Whipping has been used as a form of discipline on slaves. [18]
Micajah Ricks, a slave owner in Raleigh, North Carolina, was looking for his slave and described, "I burnt her with a hot iron, on the left side of her face, I tried to make the letter M." [12] [13] Most slave owners would use whipping as their main method, but at other times they would use branding to punish their slaves.
"9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America" comes just in time as the country prepares to select the 45th U.S. president. Hopefully whoever's elected doesn't end up being number 10 on McClanahan's ...
A New York man who attended a slave auction in the mid-19th century reported that at least three-quarters of the male slaves he saw at sale had scars on their backs from whipping. [193] By contrast, small slave-owning families had closer relationships between the owners and slaves; this sometimes resulted in a more humane environment but was ...
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