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Black men and women laying on the ground and standing (those standing holding tools, such as washboards and basins and an axe) in front of Union soldiers in uniform, themselves in front of a house.

Civil War “Contrabands”

1861–1865

View two photographs of self-emancipated people described as “contrabands” of the Union Army during the Civil War.

  • Primary Source
A color photograph of large cypress trees emerging out of water, with more trees in the background fading into fog.

The Great Dismal Swamp

with Marcus P. Nevius

Learn why this region of Virginia and North Carolina became fertile ground for maroon communities.

  • Video
Marcus Nevius wearing a checked-stripe sport coat with a lapel pin over a gray turtleneck.

City of Refuge

with Marcus P. Nevius

Explore the history of freed peoples in the Great Dismal Swamp and their relationship to maroon communities.

  • Video

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