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title: Wilson Chinn, a Branded Slave
author: Charles Paxton
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20340/wilson-chinn-a-branded-slave/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-04-15
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# Wilson Chinn, a Branded Slave
_Authored by Charles Paxton_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20340.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Wilson Chinn, a branded slave from New Orleans, Louisiana, also exhibiting instruments of torture used to punish slaves, carte de visite by Charles Paxson, 1863.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Paxton, C. (2025, April 15). Wilson Chinn, a Branded Slave. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Paxton, Charles. "Wilson Chinn, a Branded Slave." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 15, 2025. .
### MLA
Paxton, Charles. "Wilson Chinn, a Branded Slave." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Apr 2025, .
## License & Copyright
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