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Through the Window

One telephoto entitled, "Through the Window," dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a man climbing out of a storefront window carrying unidentified objects.

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Burning Building

One telephoto entitled, "Burning Building," dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Image consists of various buildings on fire. Wire transfer information states that fires took place throughout Chicago's West Side.

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Burn, Burn

One telephoto entitled, "Burn, Burn," dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Pictured from a rooftop, image shows smoke rising from a building. Wire transfer information describes how firefighters in Chicago used "snorkel units" to extinguish...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Taken from a bird's eyes view. Image shows a neighborhood block covered by smoke rising from water attempting to extinguish a fire.

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National Guard Reactivated

One telephoto entitled, "National Guard Reactivated" dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts National Guardsmen stationed around outside and seated in trucks. Wire transfer information describes that after a five-day occupation...

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The Nation's Capital

One telephoto entitled, "The Nation's Capital" dated April 5, 1968 taken by Associated Press. The focus of the image is on smoke rising from buildings on fire. Wire transfer information states that the fires were located in Downtown D.C.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 5, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts an aerial view of buildings on fire in Washington D.C. Wire transfer information states that the smoke rising was located on 13th Street.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts smoke rising in the distance behind the U.S. Capitol. Wire transfer information states that a curfew commenced at 4 p.m. due to civil unrest...

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On Guard

One telephoto entitled, "On Guard" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a National Guardsman standing on a corner surrounded by rubble. Wire transfer information states that the rubble was formerly a jewelry store.

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Washington Under Curfew

One telephoto entitled, "Washington Under Curfew" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts an armed National Guardsman standing in the middle of an empty street. Wire transfer information states that a curfew commenced at 4 p.m. due to...

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Waved Away

One telephoto entitled, "Waved Away" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts two armed National Guardsmen wearing gasmasks. One guardsmen is gesturing to a Black woman to move away from the street.

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Troops Guard Firefighters

One telephoto entitled, "Troops Guard Firefighters" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts armed National Guardsmen watching firefighters extinguish a building on fire.

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On Through the Night

One telephoto entitled, "On Through the Night" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts armed National Guardsmen standing guard. Seen in the distance is the U.S. Capitol.

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Protect Capital

One telephoto entitled, "Protect Capital" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts armed National Guardsmen surrounding the Tennessee State Capitol building.

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image consists of National Guard trucks and armed Guardsmen. Strewn across the ground on a street in Chicago are water hoses. Wire transferinformation states...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts a white Chicago police officer pressing his knee onto the back of a Black woman. Wire transfer information states that he pursued her across the street...

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Baltimore

One telephoto entitled, "Baltimore" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts a crowd of Black people gathered near a local laundromat on fire in Baltimore, Maryland. Wire transfer information states that the fire took place on...

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Fiery Scene

One telephoto entitled, "Fiery Scene" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a crowd of people watching as firefighters extinguish a building that was on fire. Wire transfer information states that fires in Newark, New Jersey had led...

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Arson Suspected

One telephoto entitled, "Arson Suspected" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts smoke rising from buildings in Newark, New Jersey. Wire transfer information identifies the area as Newark's Central Ward; the number of people left...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" dated April 7, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is an aerial view of a destroyed area in Chicago, Illinois. Also seen are National Guard trucks. Wire transfer information states the trucks were in the...

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Richmond, Ind

One telephoto entitled, "Richmond, Ind.," dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts an aerial view of smoke rising from buildings on fire. Wire transfer information states that 15 people died from an explosion in a sporting...

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Richmond, Indiana

One telephoto entitled, "Richmond, Indiana" dated April 6, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts people and police on a street where firefighters attempted to extinguish a building on fire. Wire transfer information states that an...

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They March in Peace

One telephoto entitled, "They March in Peace" dated April 7, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a large crowd of people marching. At the front of the line is a framed portrait of Martin Luther King Jr., carried by protestors. Typed notes...

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Baltimore

One telephoto entitled, "Baltimore" dated April 7, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts armed National Guardsmen marching at night. Wire transfer information states that a curfew commenced at 11 p.m.

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 7, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts armed National Guardsmen marching past Black residents of Pittsburgh. Wire transfer information states that Governor Raymond Shafer ordered a curfew...

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Pittsburgh, PA

One telephoto entitled, "Pittsburgh, PA" dated April 7, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts two white police officers pushing a Black man towards a police van. Wire transfer information states that a "scuffle broke out during a parade...

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 7, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts Robert F. Kennedy standing at the pulpit of Bethel Methodist Church. Also pictured is the choir and Reverend Walter E. Fauntroy. Wire transfer...

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Washington

One telephoto entitled, "Washington" dated April 7, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts Robert F. Kennedy standing near a building damaged by a fire. Wire transfer information states that Kennedy had toured the northwest side of...

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New Yorkers March for King

One telephoto entitled, "New Yorkers March for King" dated April 7, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts marchers and two flags carried among them. Wire transfer information states that the parade took place in Harlem prior to a memorial service...

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" dated April 8, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts a Black girl walking past armed National Guardsmen and a street of destroyed buildings.

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Chicago

One telephoto entitled, "Chicago" dated April 7, 1968 taken by United Press International. Image is an aerial view of smoke rising from destroyed buildings. Wire transfer information states that the destruction took place over night.

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Gloomy Sunday

One telephoto entitled, "Gloomy Sunday" dated April 7, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a Black boy sitting at the front of a building entrance. Wire transfer information states that buildings in the area had been destroyed under 48 hours.

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Arrested by Police

One telephoto entitled, "Arrested by Police" dated April 8, 1968 taken by United Press International. Depicts a group of white Chicago police officers attempting to arrest a Black man during riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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to Alexander Milton Ross

One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 15, 1892. Discussing family news and their correspondence, a visit from a mutual friend and money he had sent her previously.

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to Alexander Milton Ross

One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 16, 1896. Discusses her father and the help Alexander has given them and his future visit. Includes pressed leaves.

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[Letter and flower to Alexander Ross] [Decimilized .01-.02]

One letter and a pressed flower from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross.

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[Letter and pressed flower to Alexander Milton Ross] [Decimilized .01-.02]

One letter and a pressed flower from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 16, 1896.

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Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait

One book entitled Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait by Rachel Robinson published 1996. This book highlights Jackie Robinson's story from the perspective of his wife Rachel Robinson. It is broken into 43 section and covers Robinson's life before...

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Equal Justice Under Law

One copy of Equal Justice Under Law by Constance Baker Motley published in 1999. This copy is signed by the author to a Gail Frazier. The book is separated into twelve chapters with an appendix, notes, acknowledgements, and index to follow. The...

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Equal Justice Under Law

One copy of Equal Justice Under Law by Constance Baker Motley published in 1999. The book is separated into twelve chapters with an appendix, notes, acknowledgements, and index to follow. The chapters are entitled; New Haven 1921-41, College and Law...

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to S. Clark Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to S. Clark Allison dated January 2, 1865. Describes black and white dead lying together and burying corpses.

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My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People

One book entitled "My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People" written by William Wells Brown and published in 1880. Brown is a noted abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. This book is broken into twenty nine chapters and...

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Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War

One book entitled "Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War" written by Emmett J. Scott dated 1919. This book is a history of African American roles and efforts during World War I. It is broken into thirty one chapters. There...

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Doris "Dorie" Miller photographs and pinback [Decimalized .01-.05]

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From Slavery to Affluence: Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-Slave

One book entitled "From Slavery to Affluence: Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-Slave" written by Robert Ball Anderson dated 1927. Recounts Anderson's life as an enslaved person. In 1864, Anderson heard that a Union recruiting officer was nearby the...

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The Negro's Opportunity

One book entitled "The Negro's Opportunity" written by Henry L. Jones published in 1940. This is a vocational guide book geared towards African Americans.

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Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Centuries

One book entitled Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Centuries by Mifflin Wistar Gibbs with an introduction by Booker T. Washington dated 1902. An autobiography that recalls a life of myriad transformations...

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Shadow and Sunshine

One book entitled Shadow and Sunshine by Eliza Suggs dated 1906. Elizabeth "Eliza" Gertrude Suggs, born with Osteogenesis imperfecta (commonly called "brittle bone disease") was not anticipated to live past childhood. Her father, a former slave...

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Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Ray

One book entitled Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Ray dated 1926.

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1912 Lower Mississippi Flood photo postcards [Decimalized .01-.03]

Three postcards by F.A Rosselle dated 1912. Feature the effects of the Mississippi Flood of 1912, efforts to contain the rising waters, and refugees from the flooding. A late snowfall coupled with heavy spring rain gave way to devastating flooding...

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