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Battle flag carried by black Union troops hits auction block
https://news.yahoo.com/battle-flag-carried-black-union-052102478.html
...depicts a black soldier waving goodbye to Columbia, the white female personification of America, beneath a banner reading, "We Will Prove Ourselves Men." It was one of at least 11 such flags painted by David Bustill Bowser, an artist, activist and son of a fugitive slave; it's the only known surviving flag, and is being auctioned off June 13 at Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.
KRISTEN DE GROOT
Associated Press
This undated photo provided by Morphy Auctions shows a detail of the 127th Regiment United States Colored Troops battle flag in Denver, Pa. The flag was carried into battle by one of the 11 black Union regiments during the Civil War is going up for auction in Pennsylvania. The flag was painted by David Bustill Bowser, an African American artist who was a member of one of the regiments and the son of a fugitive slave. (Morphy Auctions via AP)
Battle flag carried by black Union troops hits auction block
https://news.yahoo.com/battle-flag-carried-black-union-052102478.html
...depicts a black soldier waving goodbye to Columbia, the white female personification of America, beneath a banner reading, "We Will Prove Ourselves Men." It was one of at least 11 such flags painted by David Bustill Bowser, an artist, activist and son of a fugitive slave; it's the only known surviving flag, and is being auctioned off June 13 at Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.
KRISTEN DE GROOT
Associated Press
This undated photo provided by Morphy Auctions shows a detail of the 127th Regiment United States Colored Troops battle flag in Denver, Pa. The flag was carried into battle by one of the 11 black Union regiments during the Civil War is going up for auction in Pennsylvania. The flag was painted by David Bustill Bowser, an African American artist who was a member of one of the regiments and the son of a fugitive slave. (Morphy Auctions via AP)
