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A black man in shorts is shaking hands with Napoleon III. Wood engraving.
Wellcome Collection

A black man in shorts is shaking hands with Napoleon III. Wood engraving.

Unknown artist

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Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Cæsar et imperator. "Ah massa Napoleon! you al'ays was de friend ob freedom - now you am a friend and a broder". The Emperor Napoleon had been advocating the cause of liberty - everywhere but in France. - July, 1861.

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