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A Melik of the Shaceea Tribe - Public domain dedication image

A Melik of the Shaceea Tribe - Public domain dedication image

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African Standing Position, african travels
Head-Dresses of Wanyamwesi, african travels

Head-Dresses of Wanyamwesi, african travels

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Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

Two letters from Granville Sharp to Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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Mrs. Mary E. Britton (Meb.) - Public domain portrait engraving

Mrs. Mary E. Britton (Meb.) - Public domain portrait engraving

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Mrs. Willie Ann Smith - Public domain portrait engraving

Mrs. Willie Ann Smith - Public domain portrait engraving

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Padron de Esclavos: Rosenda - Public domain document scan

Padron de Esclavos: Rosenda - Public domain document scan

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“Influence of Haitian Revolution on N.Y.”

“Influence of Haitian Revolution on N.Y.”

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White man whipping a black woman tied to a pole
Pyramids of Meroe. - Public domain dedication image

Pyramids of Meroe. - Public domain dedication image

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A short sketch of the evidence delivered before a Committee of the House of Commons: for the abolition of the slave trade; to which is added a recommendation of the subject to the serious attention of people in general
“Interview with John E Nail”?

“Interview with John E Nail”?

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"The Riverton" , pages 34-39

"The Riverton" , pages 34-39

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An Evil of Slavery. Shivery family papers

An Evil of Slavery. Shivery family papers

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Les Liliacees: Hottentote A Tablier.

Les Liliacees: Hottentote A Tablier.

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Costume de Chendy et de Sennar - Egypt

Costume de Chendy et de Sennar - Egypt

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Negre de Zamamyl, Voyage a meroe au fleuve blanc au dela de fazoql

Negre de Zamamyl, Voyage a meroe au fleuve blanc au dela de fazoql

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Mudaito Warrior, highlands of Ethiopia

Mudaito Warrior, highlands of Ethiopia

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Presentation at Court, highlands of Ethiopia

Presentation at Court, highlands of Ethiopia

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Henry Box Brown - Public domain portrait engraving

Henry Box Brown - Public domain portrait engraving

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The Saratoga Street African Baptist Chapel. The building, of which the above cut is an imperfect representation, fronts as above 100 feet on Saratoga street, and 46 feet on Calvert street. The house is of brick, and cost over $18,000. (see page 45)

The Saratoga Street African Baptist Chapel. The building, of which the...

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Negro Town in the Interior, african travels

Negro Town in the Interior, african travels

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Souvenir of Fall River Line. Shivery family papers

Souvenir of Fall River Line. Shivery family papers

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'I shall carry to my grave a scar my master made that day on my head.'

'I shall carry to my grave a scar my master made that day on my head.'

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Santiago De Cuba. - West Indies

Santiago De Cuba. - West Indies

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Catilda Downs; Barbados passport 2

Catilda Downs; Barbados passport 2

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Royal Portuguese Decree

Royal Portuguese Decree

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Souvenir of Fall River Line. Shivery family papers

Souvenir of Fall River Line. Shivery family papers

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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The confession, trial and execution of Nat Turner : the Negro insurrectionist; also, a list of persons murdered in the insurrection in Southampton County, Virginia, August 21st and 22nd, 1831, with introductory remarks

The confession, trial and execution of Nat Turner : the Negro insurrec...

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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Educational and professional. Shivery family papers

Educational and professional. 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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Educational and professional. Shivery family papers

Educational and professional. Shivery family papers

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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A Specimen of Accompts in the Sugar Colonies

A Specimen of Accompts in the Sugar Colonies

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Indenture agreement between Benjamin Gibbs and his former slave George, in Philadelphia. The fourteen-year-old is indentured for a period of fourteen years. An agreement of November 1813 on the back of the document transfers the unexpired term of indenture to Dr. Samuel McCrosky.

Indenture agreement between Benjamin Gibbs and his former slave George...

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Silver slave brand, c. 1800 - Public domain dedication image
Female in chains kneeling on the ground in a plantation

Female in chains kneeling on the ground in a plantation

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White Rose Industrial Association Working Girls' Home

White Rose Industrial Association Working Girls' Home

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William Still; The underground railroad.

William Still; The underground railroad.

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Mr. Samuel Berry, father of Amanda Smith.

Mr. Samuel Berry, father of Amanda Smith.

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"... But I did not want to go, and jump'd out of the window. "

"... But I did not want to go, and jump'd out of the window. "

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African slave traffic - Public domain dedication image
The lash. (see page 203) - Public domain dedication image
Certificate of Black Star Line stock
Plantation ; Cotton picking - Public domain dedication image

Plantation ; Cotton picking - Public domain dedication image

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A black family being separated - Public domain dedication image

A black family being separated - Public domain dedication image

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Death of Romulus Hall. - Public domain dedication image

Death of Romulus Hall. - Public domain dedication image

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Plantation life - Brazil - Public domain dedication image

Plantation life - Brazil - Public domain dedication image

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Clarissa M. Thompson. Novelist, Educator, W.C.T.U. [Woman's Christian Temperance Union] Advocate, Poetess.

Clarissa M. Thompson. Novelist, Educator, W.C.T.U. [Woman's Christian ...

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Berilla, An Edjow Galla - Public domain portrait engraving

Berilla, An Edjow Galla - Public domain portrait engraving

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Plantation scene ; coffee - Public domain dedication image

Plantation scene ; coffee - Public domain dedication image

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Country Huts and Highways, Porto Rico.

Country Huts and Highways, Porto Rico.

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A State Funeral, San Juan, Porto Rico.

A State Funeral, San Juan, Porto Rico.

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Chart of the world, on Mercator's Projection. Illustrative of the Impolicy of Slavery.
Porte Bab-Azoun A Alger - Public domain dedication image

Porte Bab-Azoun A Alger - Public domain dedication image

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Drowning - Public domain dedication image

Drowning - Public domain dedication image

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Jamaica - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

Jamaica - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

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Gen. Robert Smalls, Collector or Customs...
Hon. J.R. Lynch, Paymaster in the Army.

Hon. J.R. Lynch, Paymaster in the Army.

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Femme de Maroc - Public domain dedication image
The mayor and police of Norfolk searching Captain Fountain's schooner; Twenty-eight fugitives were concealed in this vessel.

The mayor and police of Norfolk searching Captain Fountain's schooner;...

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What has the North to do with slavery ?
Amanda Smith - Public domain dedication image

Amanda Smith - Public domain dedication image

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Miss Ednorah Nahar - Public domain portrait print

Miss Ednorah Nahar - Public domain portrait print

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Pyramids of Nouri - Public domain dedication image

Pyramids of Nouri - Public domain dedication image

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Mrs. Della Irving Hayden - Public domain portrait painting

Mrs. Della Irving Hayden - Public domain portrait painting

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Inside of a Bushman's Hut, african travels
Observations sur l'origine et les progrès du préjugé des colons blancs contre les hommes de couleur; sur les inconvéniens de le perpétuer; la nécessité, la facilité de le détruire; sur le projet du Comité colonial, etc. Par M. Raymond, homme de couleur de Saint-Domingue.
Eminent anti-slavery men; Rev. William H. Furness.
Carrie L. Griffin, Dayton, Ohio.

Carrie L. Griffin, Dayton, Ohio.

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Mrs. M. E. C. Smith [recto]. - Public domain portrait painting, book by Booker T. Washington
Harlem, Mecca of the new Negro. [cover]

Harlem, Mecca of the new Negro. [cover]

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Prof. W. S. Scarborough - Public domain dedication image, book by Booker T. Washington

Prof. W. S. Scarborough - Public domain dedication image, book by Book...

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Figures of Algerine Women. - Public domain dedication image

Figures of Algerine Women. - Public domain dedication image

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“The Comedy of Pigmeat Markham”

“The Comedy of Pigmeat Markham”

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Can a mother forget her suckling child? ; The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Can a mother forget her suckling child? ; The tender mercies of the wi...

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Florence Mills

Florence Mills

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“National Negro Baseball League”

“National Negro Baseball League”

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Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Lord Grenville, in the House of Lords, on Monday, June 27, 1814, in moving for certain papers relative to the revival of the slave trade

Substance of the speech of the Right Honourable Lord Grenville, in the...

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The Savannah State College Bulletin: Homecoming Edition, Vol. 8, No. 2
Southern horrors : lynch law in all its phases
Papers presented to the House of Commons, respecting the slave trade

Papers presented to the House of Commons, respecting the slave trade

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Smith, Josephine Blaze, 1876-1913. Shivery family papers

Smith, Josephine Blaze, 1876-1913. Shivery family papers

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Les Liliacees: Passage de la Riviere Des Elephants

Les Liliacees: Passage de la Riviere Des Elephants

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Costume des Barabrael, Voyage a meroe au fleuve blanc au dela de fazoql

Costume des Barabrael, Voyage a meroe au fleuve blanc au dela de fazoq...

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Eesah Somauli, highlands of Ethiopia

Eesah Somauli, highlands of Ethiopia

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Danakil Braves, highlands of Ethiopia

Danakil Braves, highlands of Ethiopia

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The Military Expedition, highlands of Ethiopia

The Military Expedition, highlands of Ethiopia

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Wm. Wells Brown - Public domain portrait engraving

Wm. Wells Brown - Public domain portrait engraving

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Nat Turner & his confederates in conference

Nat Turner & his confederates in conference

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Josiah Henson. - Public domain portrait engraving

Josiah Henson. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Jag Kastade mig ned pa jorden och kysste den." (sid. 95)
Dr. James McCune Smith. - Public domain portrait engraving

Dr. James McCune Smith. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Grand march resurrection, [Front cover]

Grand march resurrection, [Front cover]

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Flyer announcing a Youth Leadership Meeting, to be held at Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 15-17, 1960, and bearing the names of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ella J. Baker, the president and executive director, respectively, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Flyer announcing a Youth Leadership Meeting, to be held at Shaw Univer...

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A Hottentot Man & Woman.

A Hottentot Man & Woman.

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