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Beverly Jefferson

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Beverly Jefferson, 1/16th African American, published in Madison Past and Present, 1852-1902, a 1902 book published by the Wisconsin State Jour...
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Slave Catchers

Date: 1849
Description: Drawing of two slave catchers pointing guns at two runaway slaves.
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Picking Cotton

Date: 06 1931
Description: African Americans picking cotton on a large plantation in Virginia.
Book or Pamphlet

Abaché and Kazoola

Date: 1914
Description: An African American woman and man pose together outdoors. Abaché, also known as Clara Turner, and Kazoola, also known as Cudjoe Lewis, were formerly enslav...
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Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party Pamphlet

Date: 
Description: The front page of a pamphlet regarding the "Freedom Democrats" with the headline: "Mississippi Faces Challenge."
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Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party Pamphlet

Date: 
Description: The back page of a pamphlet regarding the Freedom Democrats, including an article titled: "Wayne County Demos Train Guns On Lyndon."
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"A Guide To Community Action" Cover

Date: 1955
Description: The front cover of a booklet titled: "A Guide To Community Action For Public School Integration." Text over image at bottom reads: "Highlander Staff Planni...
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A Page from "Louisiana Story" Brochure

Date: 1963
Description: Two photographs featured in a "Louisiana Story" brochure. In the top image, CORE worker Daniel Mitchell interviews a potential voter on a porch with three ...

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