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For further reading on these children, see White Slaves by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Visualizing the Color Line by Carol Goodman.
In 1863 and 1864, eight former slaves toured the northern states to raise money for impoverished African-American schools in New Orleans; four children with mixed-race ancestry and pale complexions were deliberately included to evoke sympathy from white northerners. Photographs of Charles Taylor, Rebecca Huger, Rosina Downs, and Augusta Broujey were mass-produced and sold as part of the campaign.
For further reading on these children, see White Slaves by Celia Caust-Ellenbogen and Visualizing the Color Line by Carol Goodman.