Masks Symbolize That You Are Enslaved

An 1839 image of Escrava Anastácia by Jacques Étienne Victor Arago from his Memories of a Blind Person: A Journey Around the World   When a slave was fitted with a mask, it was locked in place. The slave could not eat or drink until the enslaver took the mask off him. This kept the slave from fleeing …

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