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There are few playgrounds in Harlem. Negro children must play on the streets

There are few playgrounds in Harlem. Negro children must play on the s...

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A typical residential section of the better class at 48th Street and Champlain Avenue.

A typical residential section of the better class at 48th Street and C...

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The Dunbar apartments in Harlem, New York City, where 511 Negro families have escaped from the ugliness which ordinarily surrounds Negro life

The Dunbar apartments in Harlem, New York City, where 511 Negro famili...

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Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta.

Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta.

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Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta, better class.

Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta, better cla...

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The movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

The movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Apri...

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Temple Court off D Street and Delaware, SW, Washington, D. C.

Temple Court off D Street and Delaware, SW, Washington, D. C.

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Buying ice from freight car switched into Negro residence area

Buying ice from freight car switched into Negro residence area

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African American children sitting on the stairs in front of their house

African American children sitting on the stairs in front of their hous...

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Housing, Detroit Negro quarter - images Black History Month

Housing, Detroit Negro quarter - images Black History Month

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Houses of type N. 3 in Frederick Douglass Court, Richmond

Houses of type N. 3 in Frederick Douglass Court, Richmond

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Beutner playground - A black and white photo of people walking down a street

Beutner playground - A black and white photo of people walking down a ...

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Under the viaduct, where the Negroes of Akron, Ohio, live

Under the viaduct, where the Negroes of Akron, Ohio, live

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Street scene in the Negro district on Easter morning, Chicago, Illinois.

Street scene in the Negro district on Easter morning, Chicago, Illinoi...

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Showing the crowding together of Negro homes in the heart of Athens; Settlement No.9.

Showing the crowding together of Negro homes in the heart of Athens; S...

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Ida B. Wells Housing Project for Negroes, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

Ida B. Wells Housing Project for Negroes, Chicago, Illinois, April 194...

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Children playing in the Defrees Alley, NE Washington, D.C.; Near Capitol Building; One basement room rents for $9.00 a month, two rooms upstairs for $ 16.00, one bath and cold water in the hall for entire building.

Children playing in the Defrees Alley, NE Washington, D.C.; Near Capit...

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Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta.

Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta.

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Outside water supply; Washington, D.C.; September 1935.

Outside water supply; Washington, D.C.; September 1935.

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A Harlem "Back to Africa" announcement, Negro Club, New York

A Harlem "Back to Africa" announcement, Negro Club, New York

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Negro business street, Thomasville, Ga.

Negro business street, Thomasville, Ga.

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Armour Square Recreation Center

Armour Square Recreation Center

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Ramshackle Negro houses, muddy street, no sidewalks, in Fulton

Ramshackle Negro houses, muddy street, no sidewalks, in Fulton

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Beutner playground; The largest in the Negro residence area

Beutner playground; The largest in the Negro residence area

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In the 1200 block West Leigh Street, Richmond; Old stores and houses in dilapidated condition

In the 1200 block West Leigh Street, Richmond; Old stores and houses i...

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Rear view of Negro homes on Center Street in Fulton, Richmond

Rear view of Negro homes on Center Street in Fulton, Richmond

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Back steps of apartments in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

Back steps of apartments in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, April ...

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Negro homes on Dubois Avenue, in Frederick Douglass Court, Richmond

Negro homes on Dubois Avenue, in Frederick Douglass Court, Richmond

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Negro slum area between D and C Streets off 1st Street, SW, Washington, D.C.; Most houses have five small rooms renting for $20.50 a month, with rear wood kitchen shed, cold water, outdoor privy.

Negro slum area between D and C Streets off 1st Street, SW, Washington...

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Negro homes in Richmond crowded close to street, with first floor below street level

Negro homes in Richmond crowded close to street, with first floor belo...

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Land exploitation in Richmond; West Leigh Street corner of Bowe; Two four-family flats on one lot; Garbage between buildings

Land exploitation in Richmond; West Leigh Street corner of Bowe; Two f...

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Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta.

Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta.

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Field house equipment at Beutner playground

Field house equipment at Beutner playground

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Clay Street houses in Richmond, typical of many Negro homes in this section formerly occupied by white people

Clay Street houses in Richmond, typical of many Negro homes in this se...

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Rosewood Avenue, 1800 block, Richmond, muddy street, no  sidewalks, cheap frame Negro houses, no front yards

Rosewood Avenue, 1800 block, Richmond, muddy street, no sidewalks, ch...

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Attractive new residence of a Negro physician on Idlewood Avenue, Richmond

Attractive new residence of a Negro physician on Idlewood Avenue, Rich...

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Negro business  men's homes, Thomasville, Ga.

Negro business men's homes, Thomasville, Ga.

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Negro housing in certain Virginia cities, Title page

Negro housing in certain Virginia cities, Title page

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Armstrong High School for Negroes, Richmond

Armstrong High School for Negroes, Richmond

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A typical Negro residence district.

A typical Negro residence district.

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Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta, poorer class.

Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta, poorer cla...

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Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta, better class.

Evolution of the Negro home; Negro city tenements, Atlanta, better cla...

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