Former slave named Gordon shows his whipping scars. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863

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Deep-Sixd: Christ. They’re big, big keloid scars. Poor man looks like he was hit by shrapnel.

Retireegeorge: I think to myself, don’t you dare look away. Look and never forget the cruelty we are capable of, the arrogance, the hatred, the insecurity.