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Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday morning January 15, 1969

This black and white photograph depicts Ebenezer Baptist Church where Martin Luther King Jr.'s first commemorative birthday event was held in 1969. There are cars parked along the street and crowds going into the church. There is a sign for [EBENEZER / BAPTIST/ CHURCH] above the church door. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, photographer's stamp and a handwritten inscription.

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Audience at "Licensed to Ill" tour, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1987

The image depicts a crowd of people at the edge of a stage or barrier. Most are reaching their hands up or out. A crushed beer can is visible on the stage edge in front of them and another object, possibly a plastic bottle, is visible in the top foreground. Droplets of water splash across the image, reflected in the lights. Beneath the image at the bottom right is the photographer's signature [Ric

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Audience at First Memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held at Ebenezer Baptist, 1969

This annual event was to grow from year to year until eventually, an official national holiday was named in honor of Dr. King. The wives of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery and Andrew J. Young can be seen in the audience. Are you able to pick them out?

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Audio Two at Haagen-Dazs

The two are pictured standing in front of a neon sign, Milk Dee on the right holding an ice cream cone and Gizmo on the left. Dee is in profile, his body facing Gizmo and his face turned looking at the camera and smiling. He holds a single scoop ice cream cone in front of him in his proper right hand. Gizmo also looks directly at the camera, his back to the neon sign. He wears a fur-trimmed leathe

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Audrey Nell Hamilton and JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer Oral History Interview

The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.44.1a and 2011.174.44.1b.

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Augusta Mann - 1995

A black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of Augusta Mann, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Mann is depicted sitting at a table, in profile to the camera. She is wearing a floral print dress and glasses. She is holding a pencil in her proper right hand and is looking down at documents on the table in front of her. Behind her are more tables and chairs, a wall of curtained windows, and a

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Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene Which Was Witnessed in Southampton County (Virginia) On Monday The 22nd, of August Last

24 pp

A first edition of Samuel Warner's "Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene Which Was Witnessed in Southampton County (Virginia) On Monday The 22nd, of August Last," an account of the rebellion of enslaved persons led by Nat Turner. The saddle-stitched pamphlet has plain blue paper wrappings. The interior consists of thirty-eight pages of text. The first interior page has a fold ou

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Autistic Joy: a Zine by Jen & Knox

A mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack titled Autistic Joy: a Zine by Jen & Knox, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson and written by Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that has a slit at the center and has been folded into eighths, creating a six page booklet. The front of the single page is divided into eight panels

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Autumn of 1981

A black and white photographic print of children running. The child in the center is wearing a striped collared shirt, pants, gym shoes and a coat. The girl on the left is wearing a collared shirt, pants and shoes. Both children are smiling and sticking their tongues out. Two other children are running behind them. The Cabrini Green Homes fill the frame behind them. There are no inscriptions, fron

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Away Down Among "de Cotton and de Coons," Louisiana, U.S.A.

This stereograph card depicts a group of people picking cotton. There are two young boys wearing hats in the foreground. In the background is a man carrying a wicker basket of cotton on his right shoulder. The stereograph card consists of two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. At either end of the card is vertical script. On the left side margin is script that

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Away Down Among the Cotton and the Coons, Louisiana, U.S.A. / Lejos en Medio de los Algodoneros, Louisiana, E.U. de A.

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Away down South, Atlanta, Ga.

This stereograph card depicts a group of people picking cotton. Consisting of two adults and two children, they stand partially bent over in a large cotton field. The stereograph card consists of two similar images side by side, with the images in the center of the card. At either end of the card is vertical script. On the left side margin is script that reads "American and Foreign Views." on the

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<I>Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday morning January 15, 1969</I>

<I>Audience at "Licensed to Ill" tour, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1987</I>

<I>Audience at First Memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held at Ebenezer Baptist, 1969</I>

<I>Audio Two at Haagen-Dazs</I>

<I>Audrey Nell Hamilton and JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer Oral History Interview</I>

<I>Augusta Mann - 1995</I>

<I>Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene Which Was Witnessed in Southampton County (Virginia) On Monday The 22nd, of August Last</I>

<I>Autistic Joy: a Zine by Jen & Knox</I>

<I>Autumn of 1981</I>

<I>Away Down Among "de Cotton and de Coons," Louisiana, U.S.A.</I>

<I>Away Down Among the Cotton and the Coons, Louisiana, U.S.A. / Lejos en Medio de los Algodoneros, Louisiana, E.U. de A.</I>

<I>Away down South, Atlanta, Ga.</I>