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The body of Lieutenant Jimmy Europe who died suddenly this week is here seen being carried from St. Mark's Church.

The body of Lieutenant Jimmy Europe who died suddenly this week is her...

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John Jasper; A conservative Virginia preacher.

John Jasper; A conservative Virginia preacher.

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W. C. Chase - Public domain portrait engraving

W. C. Chase - Public domain portrait engraving

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B. K. Bruce - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

B. K. Bruce - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

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P. H. A. Braxton - Public domain portrait engraving

P. H. A. Braxton - Public domain portrait engraving

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Probably the best Negro home in Athens.

Probably the best Negro home in Athens.

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Frederick Douglass. - Public domain portrait photograph

Frederick Douglass. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Negro National Guardsmen ; South Carolina, 1890.

Negro National Guardsmen ; South Carolina, 1890.

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Lt. Col. A. Allensworth, United States Army [retired]; Major John R. Lynch, Paymaster United States Army; Hon. James Lewis; Surveyor-General of Louisiana, New Orleans; Hon. Robert H. Terrell; Justice of the Peace; District of Columbia.

Lt. Col. A. Allensworth, United States Army [retired]; Major John R. L...

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Phillis Wheatley. - Public domain portrait engraving

Phillis Wheatley. - Public domain portrait engraving

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TheThe South Carolina legislature of 1873 passing an appropriation bill.

TheThe South Carolina legislature of 1873 passing an appropriation bil...

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Enterprising business men; The Executive Committee of the National Negro Business League; The purpose of this league is to bring the business men together for mutual cooperation and trade advancement.

Enterprising business men; The Executive Committee of the National Neg...

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Sheppard Shay. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sheppard Shay. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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An ex-slave - Public domain portrait painting

An ex-slave - Public domain portrait painting

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Colored professional students and graduates in 1896-97.

Colored professional students and graduates in 1896-97.

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Dienstmeid Willemstad. - A black and white photo of a woman in a dress

Dienstmeid Willemstad. - A black and white photo of a woman in a dress

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Binga State Bank founded by Jesse Binga, 1908, as a private bank.

Binga State Bank founded by Jesse Binga, 1908, as a private bank.

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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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H. C. Smith - Public domain portrait print

H. C. Smith - Public domain portrait print

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Paul Lawrence Dunbar. - Public domain  print

Paul Lawrence Dunbar. - Public domain print

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Practice teaching; Prospective teachers "Learn to do by doing."

Practice teaching; Prospective teachers "Learn to do by doing."

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Two volumes of folk-lore.

Two volumes of folk-lore.

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Archdeacon Pollard, N.C.

Archdeacon Pollard, N.C.

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Eugene T. Hinson. - Public domain portrait print

Eugene T. Hinson. - Public domain portrait print

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Robert S. Abbott; Home of the Chicago Defender; The world's greatest weekly.

Robert S. Abbott; Home of the Chicago Defender; The world's greatest w...

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Rev. S. Kerr, Georgia. - Public domain portrait print

Rev. S. Kerr, Georgia. - Public domain portrait print

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The wife of Rev. J. W. Early; Lectured and taught school through the south; Has a beautiful home in Nashville, Tenn.

The wife of Rev. J. W. Early; Lectured and taught school through the s...

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Home of Liberty Life Insurance Company.

Home of Liberty Life Insurance Company.

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Provident Hospital and Nurse-training School, founded in 1891, in the interests and welfare of colored people of Chicago, is the second largest institution of its kind in the north.

Provident Hospital and Nurse-training School, founded in 1891, in the ...

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A beach scene. - images Black History Month

A beach scene. - images Black History Month

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Bishop Payne Divinity School, Petersburg, Va.

Bishop Payne Divinity School, Petersburg, Va.

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The Fourteenth Biennial Convention of the National Associatation of Colored Women's Clubs, August 3-8, 1924; Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Daytona, Florida, incoming President.

The Fourteenth Biennial Convention of the National Associatation of Co...

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Reverend M. N. Carter, Chicago.

Reverend M. N. Carter, Chicago.

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Will H. Hendrickson; De Koven Thompson.

Will H. Hendrickson; De Koven Thompson.

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

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

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Belles of the ball; Basket ball team, Normal School No. 2, Washington, D.C.

Belles of the ball; Basket ball team, Normal School No. 2, Washington,...

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Wabash Avenue Y.M.C.A. - images Black History Month

Wabash Avenue Y.M.C.A. - images Black History Month

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Wm. E. Woodard; Dr. A.G. Fairfax; Dr. Count J. Teffner; Major N. Clark Smith; Clarence E. Muse; Jas. T. Brewington; Atty Alva L. Bates; Violet N. Anderson; Frank W. Henry; Warren B. Douglas; John B. French; C.E. J. Founche; Mrs. Mayme Clinkscale.

Wm. E. Woodard; Dr. A.G. Fairfax; Dr. Count J. Teffner; Major N. Clark...

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A military drill; The winning company at the M Street High School, Washington, D.C.

A military drill; The winning company at the M Street High School, Was...

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Negro home remodeled and beautified according to plans and suggestions furnished by the Negro extension agent; Home ownership and improved living conditions are important factors in obtaining a permanent upbuilding of the Negro farm community in the south; that Negro agents are building well is indicated by their success in influencing the construction of 569 new houses, the remodeling of 1,002 old houses, and beautification of 1,336 home grounds during 1924.

Negro home remodeled and beautified according to plans and suggestions...

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Come Seben!!? Eleben!!? - Drawing. Public domain image.

Come Seben!!? Eleben!!? - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Wiley Homer, his people and Chapel at Grant, 1904.

Wiley Homer, his people and Chapel at Grant, 1904.

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The Meharry Colleges; Solving dental problems.

The Meharry Colleges; Solving dental problems.

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Flint - Goodridge; The hospital; Near-by dwellings; In line for the clinic; The head nurse; A group of nurses in Training;

Flint - Goodridge; The hospital; Near-by dwellings; In line for the cl...

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Class in mechanical drawing - Drawing. Public domain image., book by Booker T. Washington

Class in mechanical drawing - Drawing. Public domain image., book by B...

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Negro business street, Thomasville, Ga.

Negro business street, Thomasville, Ga.

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Learning dressmaking, book by Booker T. Washington

Learning dressmaking, book by Booker T. Washington

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Stolen sweets. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Stolen sweets. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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The older generation and the younger generation.

The older generation and the younger generation.

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Dairy class, Tuskegee Institute

Dairy class, Tuskegee Institute

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A Negro cabin on the bank of the Tennessee

A Negro cabin on the bank of the Tennessee

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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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The Oracle, no. 2

The Oracle, no. 2

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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

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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 Swimming Pool. Book for children by Alice Cobb

The Swimming Pool. Book for children by Alice Cobb

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Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

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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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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroughs

Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroug...

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Negro Folk Tales: for pupils in the primary grades

Negro Folk Tales: for pupils in the primary grades

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We Sing America - Book for children by Marion Vera Cuthbert

We Sing America - Book for children by Marion Vera Cuthbert

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Negro Art, Music and Rhyme - Book for children

Negro Art, Music and Rhyme - Book for children

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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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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroughs

Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroug...

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The Swimming Pool. Book for children by Alice Cobb

The Swimming Pool. Book for children by Alice Cobb

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Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

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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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New Dreams for Old - Book for children by William Thomas Person

New Dreams for Old - Book for children by William Thomas Person

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A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

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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 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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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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Commanders of the Dining Room: Biographic Sketches and Portraits of Successful Head Waiters

Commanders of the Dining Room: Biographic Sketches and Portraits of Su...

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Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

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Big Road Walker. Book for children for Eula Griffin Duncan

Big Road Walker. Book for children for Eula Griffin Duncan

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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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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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Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

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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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We Sing America - Book for children by Marion Vera Cuthbert

We Sing America - Book for children by Marion Vera Cuthbert

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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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Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

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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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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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We Sing America - Book for children by Marion Vera Cuthbert

We Sing America - Book for children by Marion Vera Cuthbert

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Little Brown Baby, by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Little Brown Baby, by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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The Book of American Negro Spirituals

The Book of American Negro Spirituals

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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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The Book of American Negro Spirituals

The Book of American Negro Spirituals

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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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New Dreams for Old - Book for children by William Thomas Person

New Dreams for Old - Book for children by William Thomas Person

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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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