American Civil War Museum – ONE IMAGE, TWO FREEDOM FIGHTERS

A spokesperson describes the event as follows:

"The 1864 photo of Pvt. Hubbard Pryor became a national recruitment tool for the US Army and Black male pride in the fight for Emancipation. Then it vanished from memory, only to resurface as a depiction of Gabriel, the enslaved Virginia blacksmith who led a thwarted but well-organized rebellion more than 60 years before. What can we learn from the stories of these two men?"