Representing freedom during the Civil War

This remarkable work honors those who fought for their own freedom, but acknowledges that the struggle goes on. [See learning resources here.](https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/ward-freedman-2/) A conversation with Erin Long, Lead Gallery Teacher, Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Beth Harris in front of John Quincy Adams Ward, The Freedman, 1863, bronze (Amon Carter Museum of Am

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