Keywords: New York State Militia racial inequality 1861.jpg given at the source image of 7th New York State Militia Camp Cameron D C 1861 The picture shows a boack boy shining a pair of boots belonging to one of the soldiers The boy is likely a former slave It was taken in 1861 The image shows Soldier holding bayoneted rifle standing full-length in front of tent African American male seated beside him and others in tent text from http //www old-picture com/civil-war/Shine-Shoe-Boy htm same source http //www old-picture com/civil-war/Shine-Shoe-Boy htm picture labeled Shine-Shoe-Boy jpg there 1861 not indicated author died more than 70 years ago PD-old 1861 in the United States Discrimination African American Civil War history Shoeshiners Men at work Males with rifles Washington D C in the American Civil War New York in the American Civil War Kepis of the United States Military units of the American Civil War Bayonets of the United States |