October 28, 1864, will be etched in the memories of Boston’s residents as a day of eerie foreshadowing. In the midst of the nation’s brutal struggle against the Confederacy, a prophetic message echoed through the streets: ‘It is coming, it is coming.’ The speaker was a slave, worn down by the grueling toil of the war effort, as the ‘cartwheel grinds the soil.’ The ‘desolation’ left in the wake of the conflict had reduced lives to mere existence, with the ‘trail of desolation that marks the war’s red wrath’ a constant reminder of the horrors unfolding.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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