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Gustrine, Charles (fl. 1918) True Sons of Freedom

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09121 Author/Creator: Gustrine, Charles (fl. 1918) Place Written: Chicago, Ilinois Type: Poster Date: 1918 Pagination: 1 p. ; 70 x 59.5 Order a Copy

True Sons of Freedom broadside by Charles Gustrine, Chicago, Illinois. Depicts a regiment of African American soldiers gallantly assaulting a line of Germans with the spirit of Abraham Lincoln looking on approvingly.

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