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Rev. I. D. Davis, D. D. - Public domain dedication image, book by Booker T. Washington
St. Vincent - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

St. Vincent - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

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A narrow escape. - Public domain dedication image
Arrival from Maryland, 1859; Ann Maria Jackson and her seven children.

Arrival from Maryland, 1859; Ann Maria Jackson and her seven children.

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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.
'Old Kentuck' setting on his dogs.

'Old Kentuck' setting on his dogs.

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Inscriptions at Meroe. No. 1 - 5.  Inscriptions at Gibel El Birkel. No. 6 - 8.

Inscriptions at Meroe. No. 1 - 5. Inscriptions at Gibel El Birkel. No...

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Grand Procession. Part 2.  From a Tomb at Thebes.

Grand Procession. Part 2. From a Tomb at Thebes.

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Rev. F. J. Grimke, D. D. - Public domain dedication image, book by Booker T. Washington
Mrs. Lena Mason - Public domain portrait print, book by Booker T. Washington
Madame C.J. Walker

Madame C.J. Walker

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Three children in a temple, Vol. II No. III

Three children in a temple, Vol. II No. III

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Invoice of Sunday Stores shipped on board the Apollo, Geo. Milne, London dated October 1836

Invoice of Sunday Stores shipped on board the Apollo, Geo. Milne, Lond...

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“National Negro Baseball League”

“National Negro Baseball League”

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eceipt for $1235.00 for sale of Albert to S.O. Wood, Receipt for $1,310.00 for purchase of slave Susan

eceipt for $1235.00 for sale of Albert to S.O. Wood, Receipt for $1,31...

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Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa
Les Liliacees: Campement Au Heere Logement.  A Gratte du Heere Logement.

Les Liliacees: Campement Au Heere Logement. A Gratte du Heere Logemen...

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Les Liliacees: Jeune Caffre.

Les Liliacees: Jeune Caffre.

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No.1 A Table of Hieroglyphics, Found at Axum 1771

No.1 A Table of Hieroglyphics, Found at Axum 1771

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

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

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Kafileh with Camel bearing the Hodejh

Kafileh with Camel bearing the Hodejh

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Zeyat (oilman), his shop and customers.  Cairo

Zeyat (oilman), his shop and customers. Cairo

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Barbarous mode of punishing a slave with the paddle
'Broiling stray chickens.' - Public domain dedication image

'Broiling stray chickens.' - Public domain dedication image

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Drawing for cooling and disinfecting apparatus
Jamaica - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

Jamaica - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

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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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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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Correspondence from Granville Sharp, Chairman of the Committee of London for Abolition of the Slave Trade, to Hercules Ross of North Britain, September 17, 1791. The letter bears the abolitionist seal, “Am I Not a Man and a Brother.”

Correspondence from Granville Sharp, Chairman of the Committee of Lond...

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Étienne Polverel & Leger-Felicite Sonthonax to Jolet. Haiti

Étienne Polverel & Leger-Felicite Sonthonax to Jolet. Haiti

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Slave hire agreement, January 29, 1825. A promissory note for $184.75, the document also includes a list of clothing and a blanket to be given to the slave.

Slave hire agreement, January 29, 1825. A promissory note for $184.75,...

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Solomon Northup in his plantation suit.

Solomon Northup in his plantation suit.

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Gondar - Public domain dedication image
Illustrated interviews with eminent public men on leading topics of the day [Frederick Douglass]

Illustrated interviews with eminent public men on leading topics of th...

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Frances E.W. Harper. Temperance Lecturer and Authoress.

Frances E.W. Harper. Temperance Lecturer and Authoress.

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A half century of freedom of the Negro in Ohio. [title page]

A half century of freedom of the Negro in Ohio. [title page]

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Lynching announcements, Louisiana
Fifth Cataract of the Nile - Public domain dedication image
Five males in a Forrest area, Four males in background looking away, one male in foreground pointing down at something
Charity Still - twice escaped from slavery.

Charity Still - twice escaped from slavery.

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Sugar-House on Plantation, Cuba.

Sugar-House on Plantation, Cuba.

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W. S. Scarborough.  Thirty years an Instructor - now President.

W. S. Scarborough. Thirty years an Instructor - now President.

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Janissaire - Public domain dedication image

Janissaire - Public domain dedication image

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G. F. Woodson.  Dean of Theological Department.

G. F. Woodson. Dean of Theological Department.

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Kidnapping. - Public domain dedication image

Kidnapping. - Public domain dedication image

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Running away. (see page 345) - Public domain dedication image

Running away. (see page 345) - Public domain dedication image

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Frank's Famous Restaurant: Oyster and Chop House

Frank's Famous Restaurant: Oyster and Chop House

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A Felup - Public domain dedication image
View of St. Louis - Public domain dedication image

View of St. Louis - Public domain dedication image

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1. Crown, 2. Standard, 3. Shield outside, 4. Shield inside, 5. Javelins, 6. Ornament after victory of all Kasmatis, 7. Silver Diso worn on festivals by soldiers of quality.

1. Crown, 2. Standard, 3. Shield outside, 4. Shield inside, 5. Javelin...

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Negro Dancers, african travels - Public domain dedication image

Negro Dancers, african travels - Public domain dedication image

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Mode of whipping - Public domain dedication image

Mode of whipping - Public domain dedication image

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Slave in chains kneeling & praying

Slave in chains kneeling & praying

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Class in First Aid. - Public domain dedication image

Class in First Aid. - Public domain dedication image

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The way they " catch men " in Pennsylvania.

The way they " catch men " in Pennsylvania.

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Agades in the Desert, african travels
Wady Owataib - Public domain dedication image

Wady Owataib - Public domain dedication image

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Mountain view. - Public domain dedication image

Mountain view. - Public domain dedication image

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Arrest du conseil d'état du roi, qui ordonne que la gratification accordée au commerce pour la traite des nègres

Arrest du conseil d'état du roi, qui ordonne que la gratification acco...

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M. Bell Jackson. Singer. - Public domain portrait print

M. Bell Jackson. Singer. - Public domain portrait print

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Josephine Turpin Washington; Educator and writer.

Josephine Turpin Washington; Educator and writer.

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Miss Hattie K. Green - Public domain dedication image

Miss Hattie K. Green - Public domain dedication image

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Dr. J. B. Banks, Natchez, Mississippi

Dr. J. B. Banks, Natchez, Mississippi

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Miss Beula V. Garner, Winchester, Tenn.

Miss Beula V. Garner, Winchester, Tenn.

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Walter N. Wallace - Public domain dedication image, book by Booker T. Washington
Rev. O. M. Waller - Public domain portrait print, book by Booker T. Washington

Rev. O. M. Waller - Public domain portrait print, book by Booker T. Wa...

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Henry Bibb.
Sheakh Besher, the present Melik of Shendy. Son of a Bishareen sheakh.

Sheakh Besher, the present Melik of Shendy. Son of a Bishareen sheakh.

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Slave state, Free state
Temple of Solib built by Amenoph 3.

Temple of Solib built by Amenoph 3.

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Ruins of Semneh, on the East & West Sides of the River.

Ruins of Semneh, on the East & West Sides of the River.

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A good school, Vol. II No. VI - Book for children

A good school, Vol. II No. VI - Book for children

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Samuel Ringold Ward

Samuel Ringold Ward

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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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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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Plan of a settlement to be made near Sierra Leona, on the Grain Coast of Africa: Intended more particularly for the service and happy establishment of blacks and people of colour, to be shipped as freemen under the direction of the Committee for Relieving the Black Poor, and under the protection of the British government

Plan of a settlement to be made near Sierra Leona, on the Grain Coast ...

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Population of Albany County & Indians 1689 - 1698.

Population of Albany County & Indians 1689 - 1698.

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Les Liliacees: La Hottentote.

Les Liliacees: La Hottentote.

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A Hottentot Village & c. - Egypt

A Hottentot Village & c. - Egypt

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A fact with a short commentary - Public domain dedication image

A fact with a short commentary - Public domain dedication image

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Mohammadan Women of Argobba, highlands of Ethiopia

Mohammadan Women of Argobba, highlands of Ethiopia

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Peasant Dwellings.  Upper Egypt

Peasant Dwellings. Upper Egypt

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Dromedaries Halting in the Eastern Desert

Dromedaries Halting in the Eastern Desert

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Frontispiece: Mrs. Seacole's Hotel in the Crimea
'Sad, indeed, was the parting.'
Barbados - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

Barbados - West Indies - Public domain dedication image

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Portrait of Samuel William Bacote, Statistician National Baptist Convention; Editor Baptist Year Book.

Portrait of Samuel William Bacote, Statistician National Baptist Conve...

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Military services rendered by the Haitians in the North and South American wars for independence, cover
Man & Woman of Congo.

Man & Woman of Congo.

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Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

Gospel Service Songs. Shivery family papers

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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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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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