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Newport News chain gang - images Black History Month
Photograph shows eight African American men on a chain gang holding long handle brooms to clean the streets. Copyright 1901 by Samuel E. Rusk, Newport News, Va.
Under his own vine - images Black History Month
Photograph shows an African American woman standing outside a cabin next to a wagon and a pile of chopped wood; a man sits alone on the front porch.
A Home in Dixie - images Black History Month
Photograph shows two African American girls in a field in front of a wood cabins and outbuildings. Copyright 1901 Samuel E. Rusk, Newport News, Va.
I's leave my happy home - images Black History Month
Photograph shows an African American man standing outside a small cabin.