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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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Negro National Guardsmen ; South Carolina, 1890.

Negro National Guardsmen ; South Carolina, 1890.

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A 12-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister picking cotton; the former worked 12, the latter 8 hours a day.

A 12-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister picking cotton; the former...

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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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An ex-slave - Public domain portrait painting

An ex-slave - Public domain portrait painting

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

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

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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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

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

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

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John Brown. - Public domain portrait engraving

John Brown. - Public domain portrait engraving

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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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Stolen sweets. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Stolen sweets. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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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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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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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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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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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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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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Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

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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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Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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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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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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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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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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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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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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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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Sal Fisher at Girl Scout Camp - Book for children by Lillian S. Gardner

Sal Fisher at Girl Scout Camp - Book for children by Lillian S. Gardne...

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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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Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

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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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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

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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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Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

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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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Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

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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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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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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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N. H. Ensley - Public domain portrait engraving

N. H. Ensley - Public domain portrait engraving

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S. A. McElwee - Public domain portrait print

S. A. McElwee - Public domain portrait print

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Ira Aldridge as "Othello" - Public domain portrait painting

Ira Aldridge as "Othello" - Public domain portrait painting

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D. A. Payne - A black and white portrait of a man

D. A. Payne - A black and white portrait of a man

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Alexander Clark Businessman - Public domain  engraving

Alexander Clark Businessman - Public domain engraving

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The United States, March 4, 1855.

The United States, March 4, 1855.

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

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

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Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S., Elocutionist.

Miss Hallie Q. Brown, M. S., Elocutionist.

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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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Fall of Attucks. - Public domain portrait drawing

Fall of Attucks. - Public domain portrait drawing

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The Dis-United States; Or the Southern Confederacy.

The Dis-United States; Or the Southern Confederacy.

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The Little Chicago Millinery, Helena, Ark.; Miss Hattie W. Hatton, milliner.

The Little Chicago Millinery, Helena, Ark.; Miss Hattie W. Hatton, mil...

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Class in chemistry, Atlanta Baptist Seminary

Class in chemistry, Atlanta Baptist Seminary

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Set to me, Miss Flora."

Set to me, Miss Flora."

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

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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J. J. Irvine - A black and white photo of a man with a mustache

J. J. Irvine - A black and white photo of a man with a mustache

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Migratory cotton picker with her baby.

Migratory cotton picker with her baby.

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Hon. Frederick Douglass.

Hon. Frederick Douglass.

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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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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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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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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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Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

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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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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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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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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Sal Fisher at Girl Scout Camp - Book for children by Lillian S. Gardner

Sal Fisher at Girl Scout Camp - Book for children by Lillian S. Gardne...

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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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Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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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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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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Stories of the Underground Railroad

Stories of the Underground Railroad

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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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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

Minutemen of the Sea - American Revolution 1775-1783

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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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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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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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Sal Fisher at Girl Scout Camp - Book for children by Lillian S. Gardner

Sal Fisher at Girl Scout Camp - Book for children by Lillian S. Gardne...

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