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title: Selling a Freedman's Labour: Slavery by Another Name
author: James E. Taylor
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21891/selling-a-freedmans-labour/
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updated: 2026-06-22
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# Selling a Freedman's Labour: Slavery by Another Name
_Authored by James E. Taylor_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21891.jpg)
## Image Caption
*Selling a freedman to pay his fine, at Monticello, Florida*, wood engraving from a sketch by James E. Taylor, 1867.
Depicted here is a free Black man in postbellum Florida, wrists tied in leather and stood atop an auction block, whose labour is being sold under the state's Black Codes, laws which effectively reimposed slavery in all but name.
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Taylor, J. E. (2026, June 22). Selling a Freedman's Labour: Slavery by Another Name. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Taylor, James E.. "Selling a Freedman's Labour: Slavery by Another Name." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 22, 2026. .
### MLA
Taylor, James E.. "Selling a Freedman's Labour: Slavery by Another Name." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jun 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1285320-c52e-012f-e35f-58d385a7bc34) by **James E. Taylor**. Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 22 June 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.