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Skedaddle: the celebrated walk round sung & danced by the Christy Minstrels

Skedaddle: the celebrated walk round sung & danced by the Christy Mins...

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A group of university men.

A group of university men.

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Rector's Study by Rev. Mr. Glennie and his assistants, when they were doing so much for the uplift of the negroes.

Rector's Study by Rev. Mr. Glennie and his assistants, when they were ...

aunt phebe uncle tom and others character studies among the old slaves of the south fifty years after

Hon. Fred Douglass. - A black and white photo of a man with a beard

Hon. Fred Douglass. - A black and white photo of a man with a beard

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Medical graduates. - A black and white photo of a man in a graduation gown

Medical graduates. - A black and white photo of a man in a graduation ...

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Searching Negroes for arms in police station.

Searching Negroes for arms in police station.

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Milk was distributed for the babies

Milk was distributed for the babies

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Damage done by a bomb, thrown into a building at 3365 Indiana Avenue, occupied by Negroes; A six-year-old Negro child was killed

Damage done by a bomb, thrown into a building at 3365 Indiana Avenue, ...

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A typical school yard playground in a white neighborhood

A typical school yard playground in a white neighborhood

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Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association

Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Asso...

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947: A Classified Motorist's & Tourist's Guide Covering the United States

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947: A Classified Motorist's & Tourist...

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Mrs. Booker T. Washington.

Mrs. Booker T. Washington.

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Ralph W. Tyler; An auditor of the Government at Washington.
United States colored labor troops boarding a transport; An American Negro battalion entering a pier ready to board a transport.

United States colored labor troops boarding a transport; An American N...

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Plantation negro houses. 19th century Louisiana stereoscope card.

Plantation negro houses. 19th century Louisiana stereoscope card.

Louisiana 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 as... More

Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

New York State 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 w... More

Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

New York State 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 w... More

Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

New York State 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 w... More

[A new cabin for Negro tenants on the Brown Plantation.]

[A new cabin for Negro tenants on the Brown Plantation.]

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A Jim-Crow car for Negroes only, Fayetteville, N.C.

A Jim-Crow car for Negroes only, Fayetteville, N.C.

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Prominent Colored men, full-blood and mixed-blood; Which is which?

Prominent Colored men, full-blood and mixed-blood; Which is which?

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Chicago race riot - beginning of the riot; White and Negroes leaving Twenty-ninth Street beach after the drowning of Eugene Williams.

Chicago race riot - beginning of the riot; White and Negroes leaving T...

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A Negro choral society - A large group of people posing for a picture

A Negro choral society - A large group of people posing for a picture

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Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

Survivors from the cargo of the Negro slave yacht "Wanderer"

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Afro-Americans with more than national reputation.

Afro-Americans with more than national reputation.

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Marcus Garvey, Eminent Scholar - Public domain portrait print

Marcus Garvey, Eminent Scholar - Public domain portrait print

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A model Negro school; Inspired by Tuskegee, different, indeed, from the ordinary country Negro school in the south.

A model Negro school; Inspired by Tuskegee, different, indeed, from th...

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Afro-Americans with more than national reputation.

Afro-Americans with more than national reputation.

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Segregation in Detroit - A black and white photo of a window with a sign

Segregation in Detroit - A black and white photo of a window with a si...

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Mulatto girl student; At Clark University, Atlanta; At the completion of her studies this young woman will take up missionary work in Africa.

Mulatto girl student; At Clark University, Atlanta; At the completion ...

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Paul Reed; Will Cato; Negroes lynched by being burned alive at Statesboro; Georgia.

Paul Reed; Will Cato; Negroes lynched by being burned alive at Statesb...

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Prominent Colored Americans.

Prominent Colored Americans.

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A typical family group.

A typical family group.

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Sojourner Truth; [Courtesy of the "Crisis."]

Sojourner Truth; [Courtesy of the "Crisis."]

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Childhood in Colored America; [Courtesy of "The Crisis."]

Childhood in Colored America; [Courtesy of "The Crisis."]

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Friends," Meharry Medical College, 1915.

Friends," Meharry Medical College, 1915.

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Random types. - Public domain portrait print

Random types. - Public domain portrait print

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The Militia and Negroes on friendly terms

The Militia and Negroes on friendly terms

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Negro church in the south

Negro church in the south

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Racial contacts among children in an adjusted neighborhood

Racial contacts among children in an adjusted neighborhood

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An abandoned residence in the Prairie Avenue block

An abandoned residence in the Prairie Avenue block

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Negro quarters, Plantation, Fort George Island, Florida.

Negro quarters, Plantation, Fort George Island, Florida.

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[Group of people relaxing outdoors, East Jaffrey, N.H.]

[Group of people relaxing outdoors, East Jaffrey, N.H.]

New Hampshire 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 wh... More

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1949: An International Travel Guide
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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John Wilton Black and wife.

John Wilton Black and wife.

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Harriet Tubman tablet. - A plaque with a picture of a man on it

Harriet Tubman tablet. - A plaque with a picture of a man on it

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Medical graduates. - A black and white photo of a man in a graduation gown

Medical graduates. - A black and white photo of a man in a graduation ...

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Pilgrim Baptist Church - A black and white photo of a large building

Pilgrim Baptist Church - A black and white photo of a large building

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Rice plantation, stables and Negro huts.

Rice plantation, stables and Negro huts.

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A hoe-crew of Negro men and women in a young cotton field, Aliceville, Alabama.

A hoe-crew of Negro men and women in a young cotton field, Aliceville,...

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Negro butcher, Hill District, Pittsburgh

Negro butcher, Hill District, Pittsburgh

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Housing, Detroit Negro quarter - images Black History Month

Housing, Detroit Negro quarter - images Black History Month

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Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

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Random types. - Public domain portrait print

Random types. - Public domain portrait print

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Typical plantation homes in the south of migrants to Chicago

Typical plantation homes in the south of migrants to Chicago

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Racial contacts among children in an adjusted neighborhood

Racial contacts among children in an adjusted neighborhood

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The south side community service building

The south side community service building

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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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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Negro quarters, Plantation, Fort George Island, Florida.

Negro quarters, Plantation, Fort George Island, Florida.

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A typical negro cabin, Louisiana. New Orleans, Louisiana. Stereoscope card.

A typical negro cabin, Louisiana. New Orleans, Louisiana. Stereoscope ...

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The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1948: A Classified Motorist & Tourist Guide Covering the United States & Alaska
Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

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Negroes share in law enforcement. Negro policemen, Harlem, New York City

Negroes share in law enforcement. Negro policemen, Harlem, New York Ci...

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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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A Negro doll factory in Harlem which provides colored dolls for Negro children

A Negro doll factory in Harlem which provides colored dolls for Negro ...

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Mixed-blood types. - Public domain portrait print

Mixed-blood types. - Public domain portrait print

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Wendell Phillips High School; Located at Thirty-ninth Street and Prairie Avenue, 52 per cent Negro attendance.

Wendell Phillips High School; Located at Thirty-ninth Street and Prair...

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1957
Plantation negro houses. 19th century Louisiana stereoscope card.

Plantation negro houses. 19th century Louisiana stereoscope card.

Louisiana 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 as... More

Plantation negro houses. 19th century Louisiana stereoscope card.

Plantation negro houses. 19th century Louisiana stereoscope card.

Louisiana 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 as... More

Green Book: 1962: Guide for Travel & Vacations
There's other races like their chicken 'sides the coon
A Harlem "Back to Africa" announcement, Negro Club, New York

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

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Childhood in Colored America; [Courtesy of "The Crisis."]

Childhood in Colored America; [Courtesy of "The Crisis."]

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Scenes from fire in immigrant neighborhood "back of the yards".

Scenes from fire in immigrant neighborhood "back of the yards".

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Negroes being escorted to safety zones.

Negroes being escorted to safety zones.

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Friendly rivalry; White and Negro boys at a playground near the Negro residence area

Friendly rivalry; White and Negro boys at a playground near the Negro ...

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A negro amateur baseball team

A negro amateur baseball team

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Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

Lake St., Negro procession celebrating "Emancipation proclamation."

New York State 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 w... More

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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