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John Jasper; A conservative Virginia preacher.

John Jasper; A conservative Virginia preacher.

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M. C. Clayton; [Negro Baptist Church in Baltimore.]

M. C. Clayton; [Negro Baptist Church in Baltimore.]

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Alexander Crummell. - A black and white photo of a man with a beard

Alexander Crummell. - A black and white photo of a man with a beard

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C. H. Parrish. - A black and white photo of a man with glasses

C. H. Parrish. - A black and white photo of a man with glasses

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J. Albert Johnson; A great preacher.

J. Albert Johnson; A great preacher.

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L. K. Williams; [Pastor of the Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago.]

L. K. Williams; [Pastor of the Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago.]

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Map of the Sudan. - Public domain geographic map

Map of the Sudan. - Public domain geographic map

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Young manhood. - Two black and white men standing next to each other

Young manhood. - Two black and white men standing next to each other

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An ex-slave - Public domain portrait painting

An ex-slave - Public domain portrait painting

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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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Fulah type. - Public domain portrait drawing

Fulah type. - Public domain portrait drawing

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King of the Burmawa calling on Dr. Kumm at Kanna.

King of the Burmawa calling on Dr. Kumm at Kanna.

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Archdeacon Pollard, N.C.

Archdeacon Pollard, N.C.

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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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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A slave pen during wartime.

A slave pen during wartime.

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Bond posted by C. M. Clay to emancipate six slaves.

Bond posted by C. M. Clay to emancipate six slaves.

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Lagos; European quarters.

Lagos; European quarters.

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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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Tomb of Plowden Weston.  Mr. Weston built the chapel that bears his name.  He sleeps near All Saints' Parish Church - so near one may imagine he hears the services he loved so well.

Tomb of Plowden Weston. Mr. Weston built the chapel that bears his na...

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

Home of Liberty Life Insurance Company.

Home of Liberty Life Insurance Company.

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Postal canoe on the Niger.. Tombouctou, Mali, Western Africa

Postal canoe on the Niger.. Tombouctou, Mali, Western Africa

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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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Behanzin arrivant au poste de Goho.

Behanzin arrivant au poste de Goho.

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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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Group of Kanem - Bu warriors.

Group of Kanem - Bu warriors.

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Jenne: a corner of the town.. Tombouctou, Mali, Western Africa

Jenne: a corner of the town.. Tombouctou, Mali, Western Africa

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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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A street in Jenne.. Tombouctou, Mali, Western Africa

A street in Jenne.. Tombouctou, Mali, Western Africa

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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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The 'Chicote' or whip made of hippo hide which figures so much in Congo history. It is not unlike the kurbash of the Sudan, but this particular form of whip and its name - chicote - was invented by the Portuguese slave-traders of the eighteenth century.

The 'Chicote' or whip made of hippo hide which figures so much in Cong...

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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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Kalena - Book for children by Esma Rideout Booth

Kalena - Book for children by Esma Rideout Booth

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Traders from the country of Mossi.

Traders from the country of Mossi.

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A good - looking type of Vai woman (from Vanswa, near Monrovia).

A good - looking type of Vai woman (from Vanswa, near Monrovia).

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A damalice foubine! (Danse des Ouoloves de Saint-Louis.)

A damalice foubine! (Danse des Ouoloves de Saint-Louis.)

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Un prince sarrakolais et sa captive, d'après Darondeau.

Un prince sarrakolais et sa captive, d'après Darondeau.

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The National Emblems of Haiti; Cap of Liberty, caricature of a palm tree, banners, bayonets, cannon, war drum, anchor, and executioner's axe.

The National Emblems of Haiti; Cap of Liberty, caricature of a palm tr...

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Un marabout sénégalais. - Public domain portrait engraving

Un marabout sénégalais. - Public domain portrait engraving

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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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A Haitian policeman. - A black and white photo of people walking down a street

A Haitian policeman. - A black and white photo of people walking down ...

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Gabonaise costumée à l'européenne.

Gabonaise costumée à l'européenne.

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Wild Animal Hunter - book for children by Wynant Davis Hubbard

Wild Animal Hunter - book for children by Wynant Davis Hubbard

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Bantu Tales - Book for children by Pattie Price

Bantu Tales - Book for children by Pattie Price

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Fofana - Book for children by Rene Guillot

Fofana - Book for children by Rene Guillot

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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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Talking Animals - Book for children by Wilfrid Dyson Hambly

Talking Animals - Book for children by Wilfrid Dyson Hambly

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Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

Getting to Know Liberia - book by Albert Craz

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Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

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Island Boy - Book for children by Betty Holdridge

Island Boy - Book for children by Betty Holdridge

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Big Ben. Book for children by Earl Schenck Miers

Big Ben. Book for children by Earl Schenck Miers

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Nemo Meets the Emperor - Book for children

Nemo Meets the Emperor - 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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Paul's Horse Herman - Book for children by Harvey Weiss

Paul's Horse Herman - Book for children by Harvey Weiss

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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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Gooseberry Jones - Book for children by Will Gerber

Gooseberry Jones - Book for children by Will Gerber

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How God Fix Jonah - Bible for children by Lorenz B. Graham

How God Fix Jonah - Bible for children by Lorenz B. Graham

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Penny-whistle - Book for children by Erick Berry

Penny-whistle - Book for children by Erick Berry

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Ladycake Farm. Book for children by Mabel Leigh Hunt

Ladycake Farm. Book for children by Mabel Leigh Hunt

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Africa

Africa

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Higgledy-Piggledy Room - Book for children by Elizabeth Ryan

Higgledy-Piggledy Room - Book for children by Elizabeth Ryan

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Escape by Night: a story of the Underground Railway

Escape by Night: a story of the Underground Railway

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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Play with Jimmy - Book for children illustrated by Ruth Ives

Play with Jimmy - Book for children illustrated by Ruth Ives

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Nemo Meets the Emperor - Book for children

Nemo Meets the Emperor - Book for children

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Bantu Tales - Book for children by Pattie Price

Bantu Tales - Book for children by Pattie Price

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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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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Getting to Know the British West Indies

Getting to Know the British West Indies

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The Long Black Schooner: the Voyage of the Amistad - book for children by Emma Gelders Sterne

The Long Black Schooner: the Voyage of the Amistad - book for children...

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The Race between the Flags. Book for children by Priscilla D. Willis

The Race between the Flags. Book for children by Priscilla D. Willis

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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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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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Jungle Picnic - Book for children by Clifford B. Webb

Jungle Picnic - Book for children by Clifford B. Webb

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Fun with David - Book for children illustrated by Ruth Ives

Fun with David - Book for children illustrated by Ruth Ives

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Lonely Maria - Book for children by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth

Lonely Maria - Book for children by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth

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Getting to Know the British West Indies

Getting to Know the British West Indies

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Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

Sondo, a Liberian Boy - Book for children by Alfred Ward Joseph

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Country Life Stories: Some Rural Community Helpers

Country Life Stories: Some Rural Community Helpers

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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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Fofana - Book for children by Rene Guillot

Fofana - Book for children by Rene Guillot

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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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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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Trumpeter's Tale: the story of young Louis Armstrong

Trumpeter's Tale: the story of young Louis Armstrong

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Fun for Chris - Book for children by Blossom E. Randall

Fun for Chris - Book for children by Blossom E. Randall

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Winds and Lights: African fairy tales

Winds and Lights: African fairy tales

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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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This Railroad Disappears. Book for children by Beatrice Steinman

This Railroad Disappears. Book for children by Beatrice Steinman

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Sirga: Queen of the African Bush - Book for children by Rene Guillot

Sirga: Queen of the African Bush - Book for children by Rene Guillot

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Kalena - Book for children by Esma Rideout Booth

Kalena - Book for children by Esma Rideout Booth

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Negro Art, Music and Rhyme - Book for children

Negro Art, Music and Rhyme - Book for children

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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