| Title | Slave badge |
| Date | 1862 |
| Material Type | Badges
Slaves (people)
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| Description | Pewter slave badge produced for a servant in Charleston, S.C. It was common to counterfeit badges to avoid paying taxes, and this particular one was not issued by the city, but created in the stamped year. The face is stamped "Charleston 1862 Servant #4." Back side contains no markings. |
| Dimensions | Circumference: 3.5 cm |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Slavery -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Slaves -- Employment -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Badges -- South Carolina -- Charleston
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| Geographic Region | Southern States
South Atlantic States
South Carolina
Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations
Charleston (S.C.) -- Economic conditions
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| Collector | Pantovic, Walter
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| Collection in Repository | Walter Pantovic Slavery Collection
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| Collection Note | Historically known as "The Walter Pantovic Slavery Collection" these artifacts span the African American experience from slavery to the Civil Rights era to the rise of African Americans in popular culture. Walter Pantovic was born in Yugoslavia in 1965 and immigrated to the United States at the age of two. He became interested in African-American history in elementary school and in his adult life began collecting artifacts related to the subject. Highlighted items in his assembled collection include shackles, slave tags, and manillas along with 1960s Civil Rights ephemera and 1970s African-American pop culture memorabilia. |
| Call Number | 1999.001.021 |
| Holding Institution | Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
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| Digital Collection | Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424. |
| Media Type | Objects |
