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Major Charles Young. - Public domain portrait drawing

Major Charles Young. - Public domain portrait drawing

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Rev. Charles T. Walker, D.D.; Pastor Mount Olivet Baptist Church, New York City.

Rev. Charles T. Walker, D.D.; Pastor Mount Olivet Baptist Church, New ...

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Miss Ida Platt, of Chicago. First colored lady admitted to the bar in Illinois.

Miss Ida Platt, of Chicago. First colored lady admitted to the bar in ...

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An ex-slave.

An ex-slave.

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William Still.

William Still.

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Rev. W.G. Alexander.

Rev. W.G. Alexander.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar, the famous colored poet.

Paul Laurence Dunbar, the famous colored poet.

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Slave traders marching their captives to the coast, butchering disabled ones along the way.

Slave traders marching their captives to the coast, butchering disable...

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Horace King & Sons, bridge builders and contractors, Atlanta, Ga.; Washington W. King; Marshall N.King; Horace King; George H. King; John T. King.

Horace King & Sons, bridge builders and contractors, Atlanta, Ga.; Was...

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Sergeant Wm. H. Carney. - Public domain portrait print

Sergeant Wm. H. Carney. - Public domain portrait print

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Fannie Barrier Williams.

Fannie Barrier Williams.

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Three prominent educators and authors; Prof. J.W. Gibson; Prof. Booker T. Washington; Prof. W.H. Crogman.

Three prominent educators and authors; Prof. J.W. Gibson; Prof. Booker...

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Grandchildren of slaves. African-American experience

Grandchildren of slaves. African-American experience

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General Grant and a colored guard.

General Grant and a colored guard.

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Bishop B.W. Arnett.

Bishop B.W. Arnett.

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Fall of Attucks. - Public domain portrait drawing

Fall of Attucks. - Public domain portrait drawing

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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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Mrs. F. E. W. Harper, Author and Lecturer, Philadelphia, Pa.

Mrs. F. E. W. Harper, Author and Lecturer, Philadelphia, Pa.

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An ex-slave. - Public domain portrait drawing

An ex-slave. - Public domain portrait drawing

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Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earnest, successful stove repairer, Decatur, Ill.; M.J. Lehman, cigar manufacturer, Philadelphia; Huston Singleton, restaurateur and caterer, Decatur, Ill.; Robert Smalls, prominent business man.

Henry Black, proprietor of Black's Hotel, Evansville, Ind.; Louis Earn...

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M.W. Dogan, President of Wiley University, Marshall, Tex.; James Kelly, draper and decorator, Decatur, Ill.; E. Hasberry, grocer, Louisville, Ky; Walter M. Coshburn, manufacturer, Worcester, Mass.; W.R. Pettiford, President of Savings Bank, Birmingham, Ala.

M.W. Dogan, President of Wiley University, Marshall, Tex.; James Kelly...

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Hon. Frederick Douglass.

Hon. Frederick Douglass.

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Rev. Henry Hugh Proctor.

Rev. Henry Hugh Proctor.

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Prof. W. Scarborough, LL.D.; For twenty years Professor in Wilberforce University.

Prof. W. Scarborough, LL.D.; For twenty years Professor in Wilberforce...

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Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Honorary President of National Association; Miss Lulu Love, physical culture teacher in Washington; Miss Helene Abbott, President of St. Louis Woman's Club and kindergartner; Mrs. John R. Francis, prominent club woman and educator; Mrs. Sylvanie F. Williams, President of a Practical New Orleans Woman's Club.

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Honorary President of National Association; ...

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Mrs. D.H. Williams, prominent leader and kindergartner in Chicago; Mrs. M.L. Davenport, President of Woman's Conference in Chicago; Miss Anna Jones, leading club woman and high school teacher, Kansas City; Mrs. W.M. Coshburn, a prominent leader in Worcester, Mass.; Lillian J.B. Thomas, stenographer of Garnet Transfer Co., Louisville, Ky.

Mrs. D.H. Williams, prominent leader and kindergartner in Chicago; Mrs...

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J.H. Darden, President Farmer's Club and Mercantile Union, Hogansville, Ga; H.P. Cheatham, recorder of Deeds, Washington; J.W. Adams, dry goods merchant, Montgomery, Ala.; A.C. Cornell, inventor of food heating apparatus, Philadelphia; Wm. Custalo, restaurant keeper, Richmond, Va.

J.H. Darden, President Farmer's Club and Mercantile Union, Hogansville...

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Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner, Kansas City, Kansas.

Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner, Kansas City, Kansas.

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David Augustus Straker.

David Augustus Straker.

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Group of Negro educators; Robert H. Bonner; Orishantkeh Fredremas; Chas. H. Boyer; Henry H. Proctor.

Group of Negro educators; Robert H. Bonner; Orishantkeh Fredremas; Cha...

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S. Laing Williams.

S. Laing Williams.

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Hon. J.T. Settle.

Hon. J.T. Settle.

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Population of the United States by sex, general nativity, and color: 1890 and 1900.

Population of the United States by sex, general nativity, and color: 1...

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Fierce encounter with bloodhounds.

Fierce encounter with bloodhounds.

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Mrs. C.S. Smith, Recording Secretary National Association, Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. Josephine Bruce, Vice President of National Association, Washington, D.C.; Miss Mattie B. Davis, President of Woman's Club, Athens, Ga.; Mrs. Josephine St. P. Ruffin, editor of "Woman's Era" and a recognized leader; Mrs. L.A. Davis, national organizer of Woman's Club, Chicago.

Mrs. C.S. Smith, Recording Secretary National Association, Nashville, ...

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Ocean liners: Lloyd G. Wheeler.

Ocean liners: Lloyd G. Wheeler.

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On picket duty. - Public domain portrait print

On picket duty. - Public domain portrait print

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Miss Sarah A. Blocker, Principal of Normal Dept., Florida Baptist College, Jacksonville; Mrs. Emma Trowbridge Hort, leader of Her Race, Jacksonville, Fla.; Miss Belle Garnett, graduate nurse, Provident Hospital, Chicago; Alberta Moore Smith, public stenographer, Chicago; Mrs. M.A. Robinson, a successful business woman, St. Louis.

Miss Sarah A. Blocker, Principal of Normal Dept., Florida Baptist Coll...

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The colored American from slavery to honorable citizenship...[Title page].

The colored American from slavery to honorable citizenship...[Title pa...

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An ex-slave.

An ex-slave.

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General Edward Johnson and G.H. Stewart as prisoners in charge of a former slave.

General Edward Johnson and G.H. Stewart as prisoners in charge of a fo...

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map of louisiana

map of louisiana

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