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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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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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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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O herre, kop mitt yngsta barn, sa att jag matte fa behalla atminstone ett enda af mina barn." (sid. 21)
Farley Vale Estate Inventory. - Public domain document scan

Farley Vale Estate Inventory. - Public domain document scan

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L'exécution de la punition du fouet; Nègres ào [au] tronco.

L'exécution de la punition du fouet; Nègres ào [au] tronco.

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Alexander Crummell - Public domain portrait print

Alexander Crummell - Public domain portrait print

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H. O. Wagoner - Public domain portrait engraving

H. O. Wagoner - Public domain portrait engraving

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J. C. Price - Public domain portrait print

J. C. Price - Public domain portrait print

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J. J. Spelman - Public domain portrait engraving

J. J. Spelman - Public domain portrait engraving

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Toussaint L'Ouverture - Public domain portrait engraving
B. T. Washington - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

B. T. Washington - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

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E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish

E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish

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Slave auction bill
View of Roehampton Estate, Jamaica; One of the many properties destroyed in the late rebellion.

View of Roehampton Estate, Jamaica; One of the many properties destroy...

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John Brown. - Public domain portrait engraving

John Brown. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Map showing the distribution of slaves in the Southern States

Map showing the distribution of slaves in the Southern States

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Human flesh at auction. (see page 121)

Human flesh at auction. (see page 121)

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Strid ombord pa ett slafskepp -

Strid ombord pa ett slafskepp -

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Fayette county hemp field.

Fayette county hemp field.

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Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

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Old slave with hand held hemp-brake.

Old slave with hand held hemp-brake.

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Southern slaves at their daily toil.

Southern slaves at their daily toil.

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The driver's whip unfolds its torturing coil. "She only sulks go lash her to her toil."
Urging Matt to fly to freedom.

Urging Matt to fly to freedom.

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Crispus Attucks first martyr for America.

Crispus Attucks first martyr for America.

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Commissioner's sale in 1863.

Commissioner's sale in 1863.

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Ladies whipping girls. - Public domain dedication image

Ladies whipping girls. - Public domain dedication image

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The broomstick wedding. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The broomstick wedding. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Whipping a restrained slave - Public domain dedication image

Whipping a restrained slave - Public domain dedication image

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Lewis county slaves sold on Cheapside.

Lewis county slaves sold on Cheapside.

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Seize him! Seize him! - Public domain dedication image

Seize him! Seize him! - Public domain dedication image

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Graduating class - 1915. - Public domain dedication image

Graduating class - 1915. - Public domain dedication image

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Into such an assembly ... our traveller entered."

Into such an assembly ... our traveller entered."

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Shoemaking Department. - Public domain dedication image

Shoemaking Department. - Public domain dedication image

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Wm. Edouard Scott; Artist and portrait painter, famous for his "Death of Crispus Attucks" and "Sherman's March to the Sea".

Wm. Edouard Scott; Artist and portrait painter, famous for his "Death ...

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'What's little missy's name?' said Tom."

'What's little missy's name?' said Tom."

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Choir. - Public domain dedication image

Choir. - Public domain dedication image

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F. L. Cardoza, John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter

F. L. Cardoza, John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter

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Our peculiar domestic institutions.
Intériuer d'une habitation de Ciganos.
The slavery prosecutions at Cairo.

The slavery prosecutions at Cairo.

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Slavery and freedom!! - Drawing. Public domain image.

Slavery and freedom!! - Drawing. Public domain image.

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L'exécution de la punition du fouet; Nègres ào [au] tronco.

L'exécution de la punition du fouet; Nègres ào [au] tronco.

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Barre de justice, colliers et cadenas pour enchaîner les esclaves á bord des navires négreirs. (Vignette de 1843).

Barre de justice, colliers et cadenas pour enchaîner les esclaves á bo...

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Bateau négrier, contenant 184 esclaves, échoué et capturé par un croiseur, prés Zanzibar.

Bateau négrier, contenant 184 esclaves, échoué et capturé par un crois...

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Scene on a cotton plantation - Drawing. Public domain image.

Scene on a cotton plantation - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Girl teaching child to read - Book for children

Girl teaching child to read - Book for children

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Women and children picking cotton. African Americans, 19th century stereoscope card.

Women and children picking cotton. African Americans, 19th century ste...

New Jersey stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

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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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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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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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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Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

Forever Free: the story of the Emancipation Proclamation

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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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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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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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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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Nat Turner & his confederates in conference

Nat Turner & his confederates in conference

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Josiah Henson. - Public domain portrait engraving

Josiah Henson. - Public domain portrait engraving

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Jag Kastade mig ned pa jorden och kysste den." (sid. 95)
UNIA Parade, organized in Harlem, 1920

UNIA Parade, organized in Harlem, 1920

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G. W. Gayles, H. N. Jeter, Daniel Jones, J. T. White

G. W. Gayles, H. N. Jeter, Daniel Jones, J. T. White

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Adolph Philipse estate records

Adolph Philipse estate records

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Manuscript of an officer of the highest class moving to Portugal
Havana - Public domain dedication image

Havana - Public domain dedication image

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Frederick Douglass - Public domain portrait engraving

Frederick Douglass - Public domain portrait engraving

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Left by slave traders to their fate

Left by slave traders to their fate

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Statistics of population.  General statistics of the Negro population of the United States, by counties: 1910.  (counties in which no Negroes were reported are omitted.)

Statistics of population. General statistics of the Negro population ...

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Grandchildren of slaves. African-American experience

Grandchildren of slaves. African-American experience

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Torturing American citizens. - Public domain dedication image

Torturing American citizens. - Public domain dedication image

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The purchaser of the husband has sent to have him dragged away. As he does not wish for the 'balance' of the family, they have been taken by different purchasers.

The purchaser of the husband has sent to have him dragged away. As he ...

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Teacher's Tennis Club. - Public domain dedication image

Teacher's Tennis Club. - Public domain dedication image

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Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service.]

Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service.]

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Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service.]

Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service.]

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Sold to go South.

Sold to go South.

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Domestic Science class. - Public domain dedication image

Domestic Science class. - Public domain dedication image

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A black man being physically restrained and whipped by two white men on horseback

A black man being physically restrained and whipped by two white men o...

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Lieut. B. O. Davis. Military Instructor and Commandant. Wiberforce, Ohio.

Lieut. B. O. Davis. Military Instructor and Commandant. Wiberforce, Oh...

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Athletic activities. - Public domain dedication image
Chas. L. Purce - Public domain  print

Chas. L. Purce - Public domain print

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Rector's Study by Rev. Mr. Glennie and his assistants, when they were doing so much for the uplift of the negroes.

Rector's Study by Rev. Mr. Glennie and his assistants, when they were ...

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

J. T. Settle - Public domain portrait engraving

J. T. Settle - Public domain portrait engraving

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Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson

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He applied the lash not only to make them eat but to make them sing.

He applied the lash not only to make them eat but to make them sing.

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