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Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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River Treasure - Book for children by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn

River Treasure - Book for children by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn

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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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Little Brown Baby, by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Little Brown Baby, by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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The Child's Story of the Negro - Book for children by Jane Dabney Shackelford

The Child's Story of the Negro - Book for children by Jane Dabney Shac...

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Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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The Story of the Negro Retold - by Carter Godwin Woodson

The Story of the Negro Retold - by Carter Godwin Woodson

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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[Full-length portrait of man, with studio props.]
[Oval half-figure portrait of unidentified man.]

[Oval half-figure portrait of unidentified man.]

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Bishop Crowther. - Public domain portrait print

Bishop Crowther. - Public domain portrait print

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Jim Patterson. - Public domain portrait print

Jim Patterson. - Public domain portrait print

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The Tiger's Roar: An Independent Voice of the Student Body, Volume XXXII
Lynching of C.J. Miller, at Bardwell, Kentucky, July 7th, 1893

Lynching of C.J. Miller, at Bardwell, Kentucky, July 7th, 1893

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W. R. Pettiford; A business-like Minister in Alabama.

W. R. Pettiford; A business-like Minister in Alabama.

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Music history class - A group of people standing around a piano

Music history class - A group of people standing around a piano

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Farley Vale Estate Inventory. - Public domain document scan

Farley Vale Estate Inventory. - Public domain document scan

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[Portrait of unidentified young woman wearing ribbon on head.]

[Portrait of unidentified young woman wearing ribbon on head.]

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[Oval portrait of unidentified young woman with long curl draped over chest.] 'Redd' on verso.

[Oval portrait of unidentified young woman with long curl draped over ...

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New Orleans Police Department.  Bertha Farnsworth. Alias: Bertha Rawlings. Occupation: Wash Woman. Criminal Occupation: Susp. Person. Nativity: Miss.

New Orleans Police Department. Bertha Farnsworth. Alias: Bertha Rawli...

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Remedial reading, P.S. 94

Remedial reading, P.S. 94

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Harlem Community Art Center: V, Students in sculpture class, 290 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan.

Harlem Community Art Center: V, Students in sculpture class, 290 Lenox...

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Harlem Community Art Center: II, 290 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan.

Harlem Community Art Center: II, 290 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan.

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Harlem Community Art Center: student in metal craft class, 290 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan, Manhattan.

Harlem Community Art Center: student in metal craft class, 290 Lenox A...

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Alexander Crummell - Public domain portrait print

Alexander Crummell - Public domain portrait print

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H. O. Wagoner - Public domain portrait engraving

H. O. Wagoner - Public domain portrait engraving

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J. C. Price - Public domain portrait print

J. C. Price - Public domain portrait print

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J. J. Spelman - Public domain portrait engraving

J. J. Spelman - Public domain portrait engraving

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Toussaint L'Ouverture - Public domain portrait engraving
B. T. Washington - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

B. T. Washington - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

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E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish

E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish

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Euphorbia Havensis, Duvall St., Key West, Fla.

Euphorbia Havensis, Duvall St., Key West, Fla.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Uncle Bill's residence. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Uncle Bill's residence. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Uncle Jack, or the Oldest inhabitant of St. Augustine, Florida.

Uncle Jack, or the Oldest inhabitant of St. Augustine, Florida.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Productions of St. Augustine, Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Productions of St. Augustine, Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collec...

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

[View of African American workers in a cotton field near Atlanta.]

[View of African American workers in a cotton field near Atlanta.]

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African-American longshore men and bales of cotton on the dock.

African-American longshore men and bales of cotton on the dock.

Georgia stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

The large dining room. Philadelphia PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

The large dining room. Philadelphia PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

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King Philip's Spring - East Base of Mt. Hope.

King Philip's Spring - East Base of Mt. Hope.

Rhode Island stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

San Antonio River. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

San Antonio River. San Antonio Texas Stereoscope Card.

Texas stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assemb... More

Plantation Scene. Picking cotton. [Woman resting in the field.]

Plantation Scene. Picking cotton. [Woman resting in the field.]

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Happy little nig's. [Two boys sitting on a barrel in a field.]

Happy little nig's. [Two boys sitting on a barrel in a field.]

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An hour's hunting. [Woman checking a girl's head for lice in front of cabin.]

An hour's hunting. [Woman checking a girl's head for lice in front of ...

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Bob and Martha at home. African Americans, 19th century stereoscope card.

Bob and Martha at home. African Americans, 19th century stereoscope ca...

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Picking cotton. [Women picking cotton.] African Americans, 19th century stereoscope card.

Picking cotton. [Women picking cotton.] African Americans, 19th centur...

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Happy little nig. [Woman and a small child in a cabin doorway.]

Happy little nig. [Woman and a small child in a cabin doorway.]

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Uncle Abe's schoolhouse and scholars. [Man in a top hat in front of a shack with several boys with books.]

Uncle Abe's schoolhouse and scholars. [Man in a top hat in front of a ...

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Ploughing rice. [Plowing rice.] African Americans, 19th century stereoscope card.

Ploughing rice. [Plowing rice.] African Americans, 19th century stereo...

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1948: A Classified Motorist & Tourist Guide Covering the United States & Alaska
Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Travelers' Green Book: 1963-64 International Edition: For Vacation Without Aggravation
Travelers' Green Book: 1963-64 International Edition: For Vacation Without Aggravation
Educational and professional - images Black History Month
The stuttering coon - Public domain sheet music scan
Darktown is out to-night - Public domain sheet music scan
Cindy, I dreams about you - Public domain sheet music scan
Front page of Negro World; Volume 8, Number 24, July 31, 1920.

Front page of Negro World; Volume 8, Number 24, July 31, 1920.

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Col. McKee, grandson passed for white.

Col. McKee, grandson passed for white.

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Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

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Prayer meeting in a contraband camp, Washington, 1862.
Southern slaves at their daily toil.

Southern slaves at their daily toil.

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Keep us flying! Buy War Bonds during World War I

Keep us flying! Buy War Bonds during World War I

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Table VIII. Athens City schools, 1912.

Table VIII. Athens City schools, 1912.

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Crispus Attucks first martyr for America.

Crispus Attucks first martyr for America.

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Ladies whipping girls. - Public domain dedication image

Ladies whipping girls. - Public domain dedication image

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[Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pants.]

[Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pan...

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The reason

The reason

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African American members of the Women's Army Corps standing in the snow and throwing snowballs at each other, Camp Shanks, New York
Francis Wood. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Francis Wood. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Residence of S. M. Moseley, Mayor of Eatonville, Fla.

Residence of S. M. Moseley, Mayor of Eatonville, Fla.

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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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Graduating class - 1915. - Public domain dedication image

Graduating class - 1915. - Public domain dedication image

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The Chicago Defender; Interior of the Defender plant, where the world's greatest weekly is printed.

The Chicago Defender; Interior of the Defender plant, where the world'...

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Booker T. Washington. - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

Booker T. Washington. - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

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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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Drug store, W. H. Ballard, Lexington, Ky.

Drug store, W. H. Ballard, Lexington, Ky.

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Shoemaking Department. - Public domain dedication image

Shoemaking Department. - Public domain dedication image

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Wm. Edouard Scott; Artist and portrait painter, famous for his "Death of Crispus Attucks" and "Sherman's March to the Sea".

Wm. Edouard Scott; Artist and portrait painter, famous for his "Death ...

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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 Binga block; A visit of Mrs. Booker T. Washington to the Associated Business Club of Chicago, July 10th, 1924.

The Binga block; A visit of Mrs. Booker T. Washington to the Associate...

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