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I recently visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. I saw this familiar image in the museum. I have seen this image many, many times in my life. I learned that this is a picture of a man that escaped slavery and found asylum in the Union Army. He enlisted and fought in the Civil War.

I never knew. I never thought beyond the scars or the circumstances of the man with the scarred and calloused back. I looked at him with pity and sadness. But Gordon also known as Pete sought freedom, found it and then fought for it. He was victimized but was victorious in taking his freedom.

Will Smith played Peter in the 2022 film “Emancipation”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wafyhTpWpUs

https://npg.si.edu/learn/classroom-resource/gordon-lifedates-unknown