[DiogenesLamp]

There's plenty more where that came from.

I very greatly doubt it. That is pretty much the most widely circulated picture of a slave's whipped back.

I have long thought of examining this particular point with a discerning eye. This picture has obviously been used for propaganda purposes to "prove" that slaves were mistreated, yet there aren't that many pictures of slave's whipped backs.

There were 4 million slaves. Given the narrative put forth, one would think there would be thousands of pictures of slave's whipped backs, but this one particular photo is the one which is almost always used. I think I may have seen other photos of slaves showing scars from whipping or torture, but not very many.

So is this particular photo deliberate propaganda, and is actually spreading a deliberate lie? Or does this photo represent the norm?

So how many photos are out there of abused animals? Are these representative? Should we look at one of those and conclude that all Americans commit horrible depravity against animals?

I think most people know that the vast majority of Americans do not treat animals badly, but if you listen to the *KOOKS*, they will try to convince you otherwise.

So is this photo representative, or is it a tool to spread a deliberate lie?

When I think someone is deliberately lying to me, I think they are not deceiving me for my benefit, but for theirs.

[Dr. Sivana]

There were 4 million slaves. Given the narrative put forth, one would think there would be thousands of pictures of slave's whipped backs, but this one particular photo is the one which is almost always used.

Photography was rare, expensive and difficult at the time slavery ended in the states. I don’t see plantation owners having their slaves stay still for 10 minutes while the photograph was being taken while the photographer was there for family portraits.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

There were 4 million slaves. Given the narrative put forth, one would think there would be thousands of pictures of slave's whipped backs, but this one particular photo is the one which is almost always used. I think I may have seen other photos of slaves showing scars from whipping or torture, but not very many.

If they had iPhones then yes, but taking pictures was not very common back then. I doubt the slave holders were proud of this anyway. In this case the pictures were taken after the escape.

So is this particular photo deliberate propaganda, and is actually spreading a deliberate lie? Or does this photo represent the norm?

Unless this photo is fake, it is spreading the truth.