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![[Three snapshots of a banner that reads "A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY" flying outside of the NAACP New York City headquarters]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvdGhyZWUtc25hcHNob3RzLW9mLWEtYmFubmVyLXRoYXQtcmVhZHMtYS1tYW4td2FzLWx5bmNoZWQteWVzdGVyZGF5LWZseWluZy1vdXRzaWRlLTEwMjQuanBn/320/398/jpg "[Three snapshots of a banner that reads \"A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY\" flying outside of the NAACP New York City headquarters]")
![[Portrait of Margaret Tynes] - Public domain portrait print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NTkvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtbWFyZ2FyZXQtdHluZXMtMi02NDAuanBn/40/52/webp "[Portrait of Margaret Tynes] - Public domain portrait print")
![[Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvZmxhZy1hbm5vdW5jaW5nLWx5bmNoaW5nLWZsb3duLWZyb20tdGhlLXdpbmRvdy1vZi10aGUtbmFhY3AtaGVhZHF1YXJ0ZXJzLW9uLTNkODUxMy02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia, eagle, shield, state seal of New York, and banner with message "New York loyal to the Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtZWFnbGUtc2hpZWxkLXN0YXRlLXNlYWwtb2YtbmV3LXlvcmstYW5kLWYzZDEzYi02NDAuanBn/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia, eagle, shield, state seal of New York, and banner with message \"New York loyal to the Union\"]")
![[Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvZmxhZy1hbm5vdW5jaW5nLWx5bmNoaW5nLWZsb3duLWZyb20tdGhlLXdpbmRvdy1vZi10aGUtbmFhY3AtaGVhZHF1YXJ0ZXJzLW9uLTE2ZGE1ZS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City]")
![[Abraham Lincoln raising flag and speaking to crowd from platform]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXJhaXNpbmctZmxhZy1hbmQtc3BlYWtpbmctdG8tY3Jvd2QtZnJvbS1wbGF0Zm9ybS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Abraham Lincoln raising flag and speaking to crowd from platform]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message "Loyal to the Union"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1iaWEtd2l0aC1mbGFnLW1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMtc3RhdGUtc2VhbC1hbmQtMTRhZTM1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message \"Loyal to the Union\"]")
![[Civil War envelope showing Union soldier with flag and sword trampling the Confederate flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctdW5pb24tc29sZGllci13aXRoLWZsYWctYW5kLXN3b3JkLXRyYW1wbGluZy10aGUtNzUxOTQwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Civil War envelope showing Union soldier with flag and sword trampling the Confederate flag]")
