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Peter (enslaved man)

Peter (fl. 1863) (also known as Gordon, "Whipped Peter", or "Poor Peter") was an escaped American slave who was the subject of photographs documenting the extensive keloid scarring of his back from whippings received in slavery. Although keloid scarring was not a usual consequence of whipping, the "scourged back" photo became one of the most widely…

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Subject of photos of his scarred back, widely circulated during the American Civil War

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Peter (enslaved man)

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