tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733508189924773862.post792356790619340955..comments2024-03-28T02:02:22.629-04:00Comments on Random Thoughts on History: "A Southern Planter Arming His Slaves to Resist Invasion"Tim Talbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02184297245966915181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733508189924773862.post-79829595454032249152023-05-13T18:22:37.425-04:002023-05-13T18:22:37.425-04:00David Hunter Strother later wrote in his Civil War...David Hunter Strother later wrote in his Civil War diary that slaves would run from their masters at the first opportunity, so the earlier illustration should be interpreted with caution, perhaps even as a send-up, for which Strother ("Porte Crayon") was known. The slave child offering the gun undermines the illustration's title. The depiction of the white planter is reminiscent of Goya's depiction of Charles IV and his family, in which Goya paints himself, smirking. Jon H. Oberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455472699255755735noreply@blogger.com