This poster says a slave named Tom has run away. It describes Tom and says he has scars from being whipped. Owners whipped slaves who disobeyed. Tom must have stood up for himself before. And now he's running for freedom. What would you do if you were Tom?

From "The African-American Experience in Ohio," Ohio Historical Society. See site.

Slaves were always fighting back or escaping. Sometimes owners put slaves in shackles. That way, the slaves couldn't run away. But they could still make plans!