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"Three Gap"

1 pp

An unfinished brass wrist cuff template for the Three Gap cuff. The flat metal has scalloped edges and three teardrop-shaped holes. There is an additional scallop edge cut into the center of the piece. This central scallop takes up about three quarters of the piece. The teardrop-shaped holes have a star-burst pattern radiating outwards from the holes. There are four straight lines drawn in graphit

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"To A Gentleman of the Navy" in Royal American Magazine

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An edition of The Royal American Magazine for December, 1774, edited and published by Joseph Greenleaf in Boston. Pages 473 and 474 feature the poem "To a Gentleman in the Navy" by Phillis Wheatley. The poem is given a preface that begins [By particular request we insert the following Poem addressed, by Phillis, (a young African, of surprising genius) to a gentleman of the navy, with his reply.] a

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"To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady" in Observations upon Negro-Slavery

22 pp

The Wheatleys manumitted Peters in 1773 under pressure from critics who saw the hypocrisy in praising Peters’ talent while keeping her enslaved. They died within a few years of this decision, and Peters soon met and married grocer John Peters. Her life afterwards was indicative of the troubled freedom of African Americans of the period, who were emancipated but not fully integrated into the promis

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"X"

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H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 1/2 in. (3.2 × 2.9 × 1.3 cm)

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#ReclaimMLKDay, Black Lives Matter disrupts MLKDay parades across the country, Atlanta, GA

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A digital, black-and-white image of two unidentified protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Atlanta, Georgia. The two women stand at the left and center, with their proper left fists raised in Black Power stances. They are depicted in three-quarters profile with their faces turned towards the left edge of the image. The woman at the center is wearing a light tone

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...in the fields

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This black and white linocut depicts a woman hoeing a field. Wearing a dress with its sleeves rolled up, she holds a hoe in both hands. She is barefoot and wears a brimmed hat. She stands in a field between rows of crops with a farmhouse in the background. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.

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1000 Practical Show Card Layouts and Color Sketches

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Hardcover copy of “1000 Practical Show Card Layouts” with 240 pages. The book has a red, textured binding over the boards. Printed white text on the front cover, laid out diagonally, reads [1000 Practical / Show Card / Layouts [larger font] / ..and Color Sketches] between line detailing. The center bottom of the cover has [by / H.C. / Martin] in printed white text. The spine and back cover are bla

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115th Anniversary of the First African Baptist Church and the 8th Anniversary of our Pastor Rev. Y. B. Williams and the Dedication of the Present Building of First African Baptist Church

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Program for the anniversary of dedication of the First African Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. The tan cover has a thick decorative border surrounding the text. The title is printed in black ink over the front cover. The dates for the events, November 4-30, 1956, are listed at the bottom. The back cover is blank and the program is fastened with two (2) staples. The program begins with a "Foreword"

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1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Women's Track and Field

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A program for the 1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track and Field. The front cover of the program is yellow and white with red, blue, white, and black ink. The text on the cover reads: [1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials / Women's Track & Field / Downing Stadium Randalls Island, N.Y. / August 6-8, 1964 / Fifty Cents]. There is a red sun in the top right cover with the text [Tokyo] written underneath.

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1970’s Detroit Light Rail Concept

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A digital image (PNG file) titled "1980's Detroit Light Rail Concept." The digital image is an enhanced photograph of a hand-sketched drawing. The image is looking down a city street, with buildings lining both sides, but no cars are visible. The road and sidewalk seem almost indistinguishable, except for a narrow white strip which separates them. The elevated light rail runs along the right side

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1st Street @ Main - Downtwon Tulsa, OK

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A sepia toned digital image of a brick wall with words painted on it. The words say “…SHOP / HAIR CUT 25[illegible] / SHAVE 15 [illegible].” Written below the image is 1/2/5/69 1ST STREET @ MAIN – DOWNTOWN TULSA, OK.”

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20 Years on the Chain Gang? Angelo Herndon Must Go Free!

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Pamphlet consisting of black ink on white paper. A white judge drags a black man along by a rope around his neck. An arm labeled "I.L.D." wields a knife to sever the rope.

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<I>"Three Gap"</I>

<I>"To A Gentleman of the Navy" in Royal American Magazine</I>

<I>"To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady" in Observations upon Negro-Slavery</I>

<I>"X"</I>

<I>#ReclaimMLKDay, Black Lives Matter disrupts MLKDay parades across the country, Atlanta, GA</I>

<I>...in the fields</I>

<I>1000 Practical Show Card Layouts and Color Sketches</I>

<I>115th Anniversary of the First African Baptist Church and the 8th Anniversary of our Pastor Rev. Y. B. Williams and the Dedication of the Present Building of First African Baptist Church</I>

<I>1964 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Women's Track and Field</I>

<I>1970’s Detroit Light Rail Concept</I>

<I>1st Street @ Main - Downtwon Tulsa, OK</I>

<I>20 Years on the Chain Gang? Angelo Herndon Must Go Free!</I>