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A pug-nosed type of Kruman

A pug-nosed type of Kruman

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A Basa woman of the civilised type (becomingly and appropriately  clothed)

A Basa woman of the civilised type (becomingly and appropriately clot...

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Florida Plantation records from the papers of George Noble Jones. [Title page]

Florida Plantation records from the papers of George Noble Jones. [Tit...

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Prospectus of the New Rochelle Co-operative Business League, incorporated under laws of the State of New York, 1905; Capital stock $25,00; Shares $5.00 each, full paid and non-assessable; Our success is due to square dealing; Principal office: 24 Brook Street, New Rochelle, N.Y.; March 1908. [Title page]

Prospectus of the New Rochelle Co-operative Business League, incorpora...

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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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Herumziehende tänzer und gaukler aus dem lande des sidi hescham.

Herumziehende tänzer und gaukler aus dem lande des sidi hescham.

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Vieille négresse. - A woman with a large hat on her head

Vieille négresse. - A woman with a large hat on her head

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John Brown. - Public domain portrait engraving

John Brown. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Slave kneeling and praying. - Public domain portrait print

Slave kneeling and praying. - Public domain portrait print

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Dakar. Négresses dans la rue.. Senegal, West Africa

Dakar. Négresses dans la rue.. Senegal, West Africa

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Bambaraneger. - A black and white drawing of a man with a bird on his head

Bambaraneger. - A black and white drawing of a man with a bird on his ...

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

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

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Native village near Axim, Gold Coast.

Native village near Axim, Gold Coast.

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Un coin de Guet N'Dar. - coin, public domain photograph

Un coin de Guet N'Dar. - coin, public domain photograph

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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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Negress, Guiana. - A black and white photo of a woman standing in a yard

Negress, Guiana. - A black and white photo of a woman standing in a ya...

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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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Wolof von Saint-Louis.. Senegal, West Africa

Wolof von Saint-Louis.. Senegal, West Africa

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An old - time plantation cotton press.

An old - time plantation cotton press.

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The Poro plant equipment; The laundry.

The Poro plant equipment; The laundry.

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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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Getting ready for their daily bath; Negro troops in a transport going over; No inconvenience marred their good cheer.

Getting ready for their daily bath; Negro troops in a transport going ...

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Learning dressmaking, book by Booker T. Washington

Learning dressmaking, book by Booker T. Washington

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Attorney W. H. Wright, Louisville, Ky. ; Miss Nannie Helen Burroughs, A.M., President National Training School, Washington, D.C. ; Rev. A. W. Harris, Georgetown, Ky. ; Rev. James Franklin Adams, Atoka, Ky. ; Rev. W. Foster, Paducah, Ky. ; Rev. J. W. Gibson, Louisville, Ky.

Attorney W. H. Wright, Louisville, Ky. ; Miss Nannie Helen Burroughs, ...

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Stolen sweets. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Stolen sweets. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Rev. H. W. Jones, Louisville, Ky. ; Rev. R. H. Hughes, Louisville, Ky. ; Rev. G. R. Ford, Smith's Grove, Ky. ; Rev. L. T. Buckler, Lebanon, Ky. ; Rev. N. Caldwell, Fox Run ; Rev. C. C. Vaughn, D.D., Russellville, Ky.

Rev. H. W. Jones, Louisville, Ky. ; Rev. R. H. Hughes, Louisville, Ky....

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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 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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Une habitation de plaisance aux environs du Port-au-Prince. (page 158).

Une habitation de plaisance aux environs du Port-au-Prince. (page 158)...

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Washington Street Baptist Church, Paducah, Ky. ; First Baptist Church, Russellville, Ky.

Washington Street Baptist Church, Paducah, Ky. ; First Baptist Church,...

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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 very frequent sight along the roads of Jamaica.

A very frequent sight along the roads of Jamaica.

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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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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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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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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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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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West Africa Vignettes - Public domain book scan / drawing

West Africa Vignettes - Public domain book scan / drawing

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

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

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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 Picture-Poetry Book - Book for children by Gertrude Parthenia McBrown

The Picture-Poetry Book - Book for children by Gertrude Parthenia McBr...

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Let's face it: a guide to good grooming for Negro girls

Let's face it: a guide to good grooming for Negro girls

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Ronnie and the Chief's Son - Book for children by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth

Ronnie and the Chief's Son - Book for children by Elizabeth Jane Coats...

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