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John Brown exhibiting his hangman., engraving, Library of Congress

John Brown exhibiting his hangman., engraving, Library of Congress

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abolishing Slavery. Joint resolution of the thirty eight Congress of the United States of America, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery.

Abolishing Slavery. Joint resolution of the thirty eight Congress of t...

Includes list of Congressmen voting aye. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African-American woman doing laundry with a scrub board and tub, African-American girl stirring pot with 3 other children on the ground watching, and a woman in the background spreading laundry]

[African-American woman doing laundry with a scrub board and tub, Afri...

D18911 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African-American women; African-Americans Domestic scenes; Laundry; African-Americans Working; 3; Shelf.

[First grade class of African American and white school children seated on the floor, Albemarle Road Elementary School, Charlotte, North Carolina]

[First grade class of African American and white school children seate...

Contact sheet folder caption: "School busing story - Charlotte, N.C., 5-9: 1st grade class, Albemarle Road Elementary School, WKL, 2/21/73." U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact she... More

[Full-length portrait of an African-American man, possibly a Buffalo soldier] / Mosser & Snell, Traveling Photographic Art Gallery, Cantonment, Ind. Terr.

[Full-length portrait of an African-American man, possibly a Buffalo s...

Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV51 ;Buffalo soldiers. "Pictures copied and enlarged to any size" printed on back of the mount. "8095" printed on back o... More

[Full length portrait of an African-American man, possibly a Buffalo soldier] / Mosser & Snell, Traveling Photographic Art Gallery, Cantonment, Ind. Terr.

[Full length portrait of an African-American man, possibly a Buffalo s...

Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV51 ;Buffalo soldiers. "Pictures copied and enlarged to any size" printed on back of the mount. "8098" printed on back o... More

Snolly-goster Ebenezer: song and dance written by J.B. Murphy, author of Young Eph's lament, Charcoal philosophy, Bully nigger Amos; and sung with immense success by J.W. Smith and others at the principal concert halls and theatres.
Proclamation of freedom millions! The emancipation proclamation.

Proclamation of freedom millions! The emancipation proclamation.

Surrounded by a black border of chains. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Rail candidate. - Public domain portrait print

The Rail candidate. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Train Extra! Right of free speech! George Francis Train arrested in Faneuil Hall, [Newspaper].

Train Extra! Right of free speech! George Francis Train arrested in Fa...

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Street-types of Chicago: 2 newsboys (African American & White) with closed fists

Street-types of Chicago: 2 newsboys (African American & White) with cl...

Photo by Krausz, Chicago. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[African American family standing in a yard in Georgia]

[African American family standing in a yard in Georgia]

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American family on front porch of house]

[African American family on front porch of house]

Photo from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Service.

[African American postal employees sorting mail into cubby-holes]

[African American postal employees sorting mail into cubby-holes]

Contact sheet folder caption: "Postal office story: WKL, 3-66" U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 15478, frame 9.

Oh! massa's gwine to Washington written by Edmund Kirke, author of Among the pines; music by C.S. Brainard.
The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 6, 1865.
[African American male civilian, half-length portrait, in coat and tie] / Newell, Rockville, Conn.

[African American male civilian, half-length portrait, in coat and tie...

Public domain vintage artistic photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

African-American Historic District, Springfield, Clark County, OH

African-American Historic District, Springfield, Clark County, OH

Survey number: HABS OH-2422 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Richmond Times, [newspaper]. April 21st, 1865.

The Richmond Times, [newspaper]. April 21st, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Envelope], For President, Abraham Lincoln.

[Envelope], For President, Abraham Lincoln.

Printed in violet ink on yellow. Manuscript addressed to John Mercer Esq., Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

[Aiken's Landing, Virginia  African-American soldiers resting near the Aiken house, view looking toward the house]

[Aiken's Landing, Virginia African-American soldiers resting near the...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows forty African American soldiers sitting and standing on a slight hill.

Important news by telegraph. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Important news by telegraph. - Public domain broadside, Library of Con...

Picryl description: Public domain American history related, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Love me little love me long. - Public domain portrait print

Love me little love me long. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain reproduction of portrait print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Funeral car, used upon the occasion of the funeral obsequies of President Lincoln at Buffalo April 19th and the reception of his remains April 27, 1865

Funeral car, used upon the occasion of the funeral obsequies of Presid...

Public domain image of horse carriage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters demonstrating outside the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey; some hold signs with portraits of  slain civil rights workers Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner] / WKL.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party suppo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-H, frame 33. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City, ... More

[African American postal employees sorting mail on table]

[African American postal employees sorting mail on table]

Contact sheet folder caption: "Postal service story: WKL, 3/1/66" U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 15485, frame 8.

[African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo]

[African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo]

V35185 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1890 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 5. Title devised. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[African American, standing at desk, with one hand resting on papers and one hand raised]

[African American, standing at desk, with one hand resting on papers a...

X1252 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1892 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 19. Title devised. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Full length portrait of an African-American man, possibly a Buffalo soldier] / Mosser & Snell, Traveling Photographic Art Gallery, Cantonment, Ind. Terr.

[Full length portrait of an African-American man, possibly a Buffalo s...

Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV51 ;Buffalo soldiers. "Pictures copied and enlarged to any size" printed on back of the mount. "8098" printed on back o... More

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. May 31, 1865.

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. May 31, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain poetry book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The great presidential race of 1856.

The great presidential race of 1856.

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fraternite Universelle, [Schultz work of Lincoln and other famous men].

Fraternite Universelle, [Schultz work of Lincoln and other famous men]...

Public domain scan of a portrait print, bust portrait drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American dandy strikes another dandy with an umbrella]

[African American dandy strikes another dandy with an umbrella]

V35189 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 12. Copyrighted 1890 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich.

[Man seated holding horn with arm raised and African American playing trombone]

[Man seated holding horn with arm raised and African American playing ...

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American guiding log from water onto saw mill ramp,  Newport News, Virginia, 1900]

[African American guiding log from water onto saw mill ramp, Newport ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Vocational Training.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters demonstrating outside the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey; some hold signs with portraits of slain civil rights workers James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner] / WKL.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party suppo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-I, frame 35. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City, ... More

I assure you my friend, that you can safely vote our ticket, for we have no connection with the Abolition party, but our Platform is composed entirely of rails, split by our Candidate.

I assure you my friend, that you can safely vote our ticket, for we ha...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emancipation proclamation issued January 1st, 1863, [G. R. Russell].

Emancipation proclamation issued January 1st, 1863, [G. R. Russell].

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Vicksburg, at the levee, Miss. U.S.A.

Vicksburg, at the levee, Miss. U.S.A.

Stereograph showing African American workers on levee either loading or unloading railroad cars; two steamboats in background. On mount: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1891 by B.W. Kilburn, in... More

Two unidentified sailors, African American and white

Two unidentified sailors, African American and white

Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2017; (D073) Purchased from: Orton and Pat Begner, Rochester, New York, via Civil War Collectables, Kendall, New York, February 2017.

African American and white soldiers aboard a ship Gordon Parks

African American and white soldiers aboard a ship Gordon Parks

Photograph shows soldiers leaning over edge of ship; some of the African American soldiers wear 1st Cavalry Division patches. Forms part of: Visual materials from The Gordon Parks Archives in the Library of Co... More

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters demonstrating outside the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey] / WKL.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party suppo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-H, frame 8. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City, N... More

Interior of the African Meeting House, built about 1885, the oldest standing African-American church in the nation. Washington, D.C.

Interior of the African Meeting House, built about 1885, the oldest st...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[African American family posed on porch of house]

[African American family posed on porch of house]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 357. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an African-American woman seated, facing front, holding book] / Edwards' Excelsior Photo. Gallery, 804 Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an African-American woman seated, fa...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV85; Civilians II. "W384" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.115)

Lincoln in City Point, [Bartsch portrait of Lincoln].

Lincoln in City Point, [Bartsch portrait of Lincoln].

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lipman Emancipation proclamation with narrative pictorial.

Lipman Emancipation proclamation with narrative pictorial.

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Platforms illustrated. - Public domain scan / print

Platforms illustrated. - Public domain scan / print

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little Mac the gunboat general.

A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Chemistry classroom at Hampton Institute - African American male and female students, one Indian]

[Chemistry classroom at Hampton Institute - African American male and ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Liberal Arts & Science... More

[Minnesota State Fair: African American on soap box using hand puppet]

[Minnesota State Fair: African American on soap box using hand puppet]

Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[African American(?) woman standing on a street holding a sign reading "Our boss owns 77 houses,  we can't pay rent]
[African American and white supporters of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party holding signs in front of the convention hall at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey; some signs read "One man, one vote, MFDP"] / WKL.

[African American and white supporters of the Mississippi Freedom Demo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-DD, frame 13. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City,... More

The restored Lincoln Theatre, once a premier African-American entertainment venue, Washington, D.C.

The restored Lincoln Theatre, once a premier African-American entertai...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[Large crowd looking at the burned body of Jesse Washington, 18 year-old African American, lynched in Waco, Texas, May 15, 1916]

[Large crowd looking at the burned body of Jesse Washington, 18 year-o...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group portrait of naval personnel including an African American hospital steward]

[Group portrait of naval personnel including an African American hospi...

Title derived from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M14. "Geo. West" (?) -inscribed on back of mount in pencil. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.250).

The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. June 6, 1865.
View of transparency in front of headquarters of supervisory committee for recruiting colored regiments, Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, in commemoration of emancipation in Maryland, November 1, 1864.

View of transparency in front of headquarters of supervisory committee...

Second leaf contains the history of emancipation in Maryland and extracts from speeches and poems on liberty.

An Heir to the throne. - Public domain portrait print

An Heir to the throne. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A group of soldiers, and two young men, one an African American, stand outside of log cabin quarters]

[A group of soldiers, and two young men, one an African American, stan...

Public domain photograph of American Civil War, 19th-century early photogrpahy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two contact sheets showing young adults acting in a medical farce and in a song and dance production, and African American and other children playing around and climbing on street sign at the corner of Cowell and Pride streets, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]

[Two contact sheets showing young adults acting in a medical farce and...

Illus. in album: A city experienced: Pittsburgh, Pa., a photographic interpretation / W. Eugene Smith, v. 2, E5-R184 & E5-R185.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters demonstrating outside the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey; some hold signs reading "Many have died, Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner", "Stop hypocracy, practice democracy"] / WKL.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party suppo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-H, frame 9. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City, N... More

[African American family posed on porch of house]

[African American family posed on porch of house]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 357. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an African-American woman seated, facing front, holding book] / Edwards' Excelsior Photo. Gallery, 804 Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia

[Three-quarter-length portrait of an African-American woman seated, fa...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV85; Civilians II. "W384" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.115)

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. June 17, 1865.

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. June 17, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain periodicals page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

James Monroe Papers: Oversized, 1802-1819, Series 4, Addenda, 1778-1831; 2014 addition; Presidential pardon for Nancy Swann, African-American resident of the District of Columbia, 1819 (Container 4:5)
Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.

Forcing slavery down the throat of a freesoiler.

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emancipation. And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves … shall be free!
Emancipation proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln, freeing the slaves of the United States, [Daniel, Sr.] .

Emancipation proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln, freeing the sl...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American and white school children on a school bus, riding from the suburbs to an inner city school, Charlotte, North Carolina]

[African American and white school children on a school bus, riding fr...

Contact sheet folder caption: "School busing story - Charlotte, N.C., 14a & 15a-20a, Pix of students on bus from suburbs to Inercity [i.e., inner city] school, WKL, 2/21/73." U.S. News & World Report Magazine ... More

[African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo]

[African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo]

V35185 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1890 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 5. Title devised. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 25, 1865.

The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 25, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain periodicals page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia African-American teamsters near the signal tower]

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia African-American teamsters near the signal ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows group of seven "contrabands" dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack.

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia African-American teamsters near the signal tower]

[Bermuda Hundred, Virginia African-American teamsters near the signal ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows group of seven "contrabands" dressed in old Union uniforms standing in front of a wagon and shack.

New York Times, [newspaper]. May 10, 1865.

New York Times, [newspaper]. May 10, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain periodicals page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

View of transparency in front of headquarters of supervisory committee for recruiting colored regiments, Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, in commemoration of emancipation in Maryland, November 1, 1864.

View of transparency in front of headquarters of supervisory committee...

Second leaf contains the history of emancipation in Maryland and extracts from speeches and poems on liberty.

Hiring out agreement for an African American family

Hiring out agreement for an African American family

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. July 6, 1865.

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. July 6, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain periodicals page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Emancipation hymn: quartette & chorus composed and dedicated by permission to the Salem Union League by Manuel Fenollosa, Salem, Mass., June 1863; [words by R T. L.]
[M. Miller, Colonel, 18th Mo. Infantry, full-length portrait, facing right, standing before horse held by African-American man]

[M. Miller, Colonel, 18th Mo. Infantry, full-length portrait, facing r...

Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 2882. Public domain photograph of a military, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American, seated, playing banjo]

[African American, seated, playing banjo]

X1249 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1892 by Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 16. Title devised. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899 - male and female African American and Indian students in Ancient History class  studying Egypt]

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899 - male and female African ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Liberal Arts & Science... More

African American  rancher and two other men on a ranch near Goose Creek, Cherry County, Nebraska.

African American rancher and two other men on a ranch near Goose Cree...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American sitting in the doorway of a frame house in Washington DC]

[African American sitting in the doorway of a frame house in Washingto...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tavern, pub, or small restaurant, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York Tribune, [newspaper]. June 16, 1860.

New York Tribune, [newspaper]. June 16, 1860.

Picryl description: Public domain historic political document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Rail Splitter, [Newspaper]. August 25, 1860 and October 4th, 1860.

The Rail Splitter, [Newspaper]. August 25, 1860 and October 4th, 1860.

No. 2 is a photocopy (positive). Edited by C. Leib. No more published.

The Sun, [newspaper]. April 27th, 1865.
Public Ledger, [newspaper]. April 22, 1865.

Public Ledger, [newspaper]. April 22, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain book scan - American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

African-American Historic District, Springfield, Clark County, OH

African-American Historic District, Springfield, Clark County, OH

Survey number: HABS OH-2422 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The World, [newspaper]. June 9, 1864.
Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. May 31, 1865.

Boston Daily Journal, [newspaper]. May 31, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain poetry book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Aiken's Landing, Virginia  African-American soldiers resting near the Aiken house, view looking toward the house]

[Aiken's Landing, Virginia African-American soldiers resting near the...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Army of the James, June 1864-April 1865. Shows forty African American soldiers sitting and standing on a slight hill.

The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. June 12, 1865.

The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. June 12, 1865.

Picryl description: Public domain periodicals page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

In memoriam, [Nahl & Nagel allegorical representation].

In memoriam, [Nahl & Nagel allegorical representation].

Allegorical representation with portrait of Lincoln and inscription: To Abraham Lincoln, the best beloved of the nation.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters holding signs reading "Freedom now" and "MFDP supports LBJ" while marching on the boardwalk at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey] / WKL.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party suppo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-I, frame 29. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City, ... More

[Large crowd looking at the burned body of Jesse Washington, 18 year-old African American, lynched in Waco, Texas, May 15, 1916]

[Large crowd looking at the burned body of Jesse Washington, 18 year-o...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snolly-goster Ebenezer: song and dance written by J.B. Murphy, author of Young Eph's lament, Charcoal philosophy, Bully nigger Amos; and sung with immense success by J.W. Smith and others at the principal concert halls and theatres.
The Great exhibition of 1860. - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

The Great exhibition of 1860. - Public domain broadside, Library of Co...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emancipation. And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves, within designated states and parts of States are, and henceforeward [sic] shall be free! [J. L. Magee copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.]

Emancipation. And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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