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Former Slave Sitting on Porch

Date: 02 13 1915
Description: African-American man and woman on the front porch of a rural home. The unidentified woman is retrieving water from a well, and the man, J.R. Dean, is sitti...
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Lily Richmond Sitting Outside

Date: 08 23 1946
Description: Aunt Lily Richmond sang African American spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Richmond came to Grant County Wisconsin with her parents, fr...
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Cameron Mission Home

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Description: Exterior view of the Cameron Mission, a home for rescued Asian (Chinese and Japanese) slaves in San Francisco. Some of the residents are posed in a group a...
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Slave Quarters at Monticello

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Description: Exterior view of the slave quarters at Monticello, built in 1772 by Thomas Jefferson.
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West Point Plantation

Date: 1910
Description: View of the slave quarters at West Point Plantation. Copyright 1910 by Fleming & Bryant, Brunswick, GA.

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