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Black America: Yesterday and Today Images and Booklet
by Carry, Helen Ward; Lathen, Levi (1969)
1 oversize folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Black America: Yesterday and Today Images and Booklet from 1969 includes 20 images and a 40-page booklet. It was originally created to educate children about African American history from before slavery to life as an African American in 1969. It has images for the slave trade, famous African Americans, fighting in the American Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow Laws, integrated armed forces, integrated schools, African American writers, Art by African Americans and "Black is Beautiful" among other images. The booklet explains each image in detail.
Black Americana Christmas Card
by Newsom (circa 1900s)
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This Black Americana Christmas Card was created by an artist named Newsom before 1907.
Black Americana Christmas Card (2)
by Clapsaddle, Ellen (circa 1900s)
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This Black Americana Christmas Card was created by an artist named Ellen Clapsaddle around 1900.
Black Americana Postcards
by Unknown (1902 – 1947)
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These 27 Black Americana Postcards date between 1902 and 1947, although many are undated. Each postcard depicts African Americans adhering to racist stereotypes from the early 20th century. At least one postcard is a real photograph.
Black Americana Postcards (2)
by Unknown (circa 1900)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These three Black Americana postcards depict African Americans in activities and manners. One postcard, which also contains a short note of correspondence, shows cotton being weighed in Norfolk, Virginia, another shows black children around a watermelon asking one of the kids for the rind, and the last is from Thomasville, Georgia and shows a black child eating with the quote "Delicious."
Black Americana Postcards (4)
by Unknown (circa 1900 – 1920)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 20 postcards depict black Americans in negative portrayals ranging from circa 1900 to 1920. All are cartoon drawings.
Black Americana Trade and Post Cards
by Unknown (1906 – 1908)
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These postcards depict racist views of African Americans in the early 20th Century. Various stereotypes and racial slurs are present throughout the postcards such as African Americans with watermelons and a picture of Uncle Tom.
Black Americana Trade Cards
by Unknown (circa 1880s)
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These Black American Trade Cards were used to advertise various businesses and products in the 1880s. The images on the cards' front show racist depictions of African American people.
Black Americana Trade Cards (2)
by Unknown (circa 1880s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 14 trade cards were used to advertised businesses around the 1880s. Each depicts black individuals, most of which are racist representations.
Dashiell Family Pension records
by Lemon, George E. (1900s)
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Photocopied record of pensions issued for the Deshields / Dashiell family members who enlisted in the United States Colored Infantry during the Civil War.
Deed of Land for James Brown
by Unknown (1846)
1 oversize folder (1.25 linear feet)
This indenture was recorded in 1846 and documents a deed of land for James Brown, a free African American of Somerset County, from Washington and Julia Melson of Talbot County. Part of the land came out of "Robertson's Swamp" and was near the San Domingo community.
Diary of Grace Stoddard Fisher
by Fisher, G.S. (circa 1942)
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The Diary of G.S. Fisher documents the journey of a woman from Braintree, Massachusetts to Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, where her son, Richard, was stationed. Fisher, who traveled sometime around 1942, wrote extensive comments on southern lifestyle, African Americans, landscapes, and the general surroundings throughout her entire journey. There are photographs pasted throughout the diary, some presumably taken by Fisher and others collected as souvenirs. Fisher traveled by train through the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and eventually visited New York to meet someone named Russell.