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History | Art & Design

Can this painting rewrite history?

For 100 years, a 19th Century Louisiana portrait held a secret. An enslaved child had been erased from the story of a family, painted over like he never existed. This video from The New York Times recounts one man's mission to find out who the child was and finally tell his story to the world.

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