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2023-10-14 17:35:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C2440CE8DE4427A882AEA7B1BEBF155F2843E4B3082DF69E551F2117B5EEC032
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There is extensive evidence to suggest that leather created using the skin of Black Americans was used to create various items throughout the Antebellum Period. Here's an article archived by the Jim Crow Museum describing the use of tanned Black skin for fashioning shoes: https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/question/2013/april.htm
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