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09:22 GMT, Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Valued exposure: Born a slave

An elderly woman, who was born a slave, in a farm near Greensboro, Alabama

An elderly woman, who was born a slave, in a farm near Greensboro, Alabama, May 1942.

Published 2 December 2008, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

Photo by Jack Delano/Library Of Congress/Getty Images

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