Sampson Lightning, who had previously been enslaved by the Matthews family, standing in a field in Cahaba, Alabama.

Sampson Lightning, who had previously been enslaved by the Matthews family, standing in a field in Cahaba, Alabama.

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Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/1056

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