CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE SLAVE JACK SMITH "SITIKI" ST AUGUSTINE STEREO VIEW PHOTO

Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE EX SLAVE JACK SMITH "SITIKI" ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA - STEREO VIEW PHOTO RARE! CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE EX SLAVE JACK SMITH "SITIKI" / "UNCLE JACK" SITS BY HIS CABIN IN ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA 1871. STEREO VIEW PHOTO. PHOTO IMAGE WAS TAKEN AND PUBLISHED 1871 WHEN UNCLE JACK WAS IN HIS 84TH YEAR. Sitiki (b.1787-d.1882) (Jack Smith / Uncle Jack) was born in Africa, where he was captured as a five-year-old, and died Sept. 3, 1882 at 95 as a free man. Later in life, Smith became the first black Methodist minister in St. Augustine, Florida. Jack Smith wrote his autobiography between 1869 and 1871 with the assistance of historian Buckingham Smith, his former master. Buckingham Smith (b1810-d1871) The white slaveowner and Union sympathizer from St. Augustine, Florida left to Jack "Jack Smith"/"Uncle Jack" Smith (b.1787-d.1882) his former slave a life interest in a parcel of land in the Lincolnville neighborhood of St. Augustine Florida “for the use of the black people of St. Augustine and their successors in all time to come. Providing first for the aged and invalid of those blacks which have been mine. Until his death in 1882, Jack Smith lived in a cabin on the site. In accordance with Buckingham Smith’s wishes, the remainder of his estate became the Buckingham Smith Benevolent Association, a corporation with a mission to benefit the black people of St. Augustine and their successors for all time to come. The association continues to provide care for the elderly. PERIOD CAPTIONED ON THE REVERSE LABEL. DIMENSIONS: 3 15/16" x 6 7/8" SEPIA SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 153+ YEARS. (please see pictures). THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.

Price: 370 USD

Location: New York, New York

End Time: 2024-09-30T19:23:22.000Z

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