We see the yoke of slavery represented by twisted manacles of welded steel in the work of Melvin Edwards, progressing to the migration of black people away from the South in the mournful collages of Romare Bearden. (thegrio.com)
He said that such torture, which he himself has experienced, includes sleep deprivation, the placing of manacles on the hands and feet, covering the head with wet sacks that are injected repeatedly with tear gas, and subjection to continuous hours of questioning. (religion-online.org)
The shackles of slavery, Edinburgh's sugar trade links, Blake's mind - forged manacles: so many histories are embodied in this poor broken nude. (theguardian.com)