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An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Species

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A second edition copy of An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and figure in the Human Species by Samuel Stanhope Smith, published in 1810. The text is a defense of the potential of Africans and their descendents, and suggests that dark skin is "a universal freckle." On pages 266 and 269, Smith refutes Jefferson's comments on Phillis Wheatley, writing "The poems of Phillis Whatley [s

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An Evening With Diana Ross

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H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)

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An Evening With Diana Ross

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H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)

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An Introduction to the Black Panther Party

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A 26 page pamphlet about the Black Panther Party. The pamphlet was originally written by the John Brown Society in May 1968 and later edited with new material by The Radical Education Project in May 1969. The front features a black and white image of two men, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton (holding a shotgun), standing in front of a banner reading [BLACK PANTHER PARTY]. The image is framed in red. Be

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An Outline of Resurrection City as Used

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A manuscript of a work, "An Outline of Resurrection City as Used," heavily notated with fiber-tip pen, blue colored pencil, and graphite pencil. The pages are single-sided with typed black ink. The work begins with three unnumbered pages followed by pages numbered 2 through 22, for a total of 25 pages. The second page, unnumbered, features a diagram of Resurrection City on the National Mall. An ex

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And a special fear for my loved ones

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Black and white linocut of a hanged man. The center of the image shows a lynched man with a noose around his neck and open eyes. His is depicted lying with his limbs bent and one arm above his head. Three figures stand near the dead man, two pairs of feet standing on parts of the noose. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.

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Andrew Young Addressing Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March

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A black-and-white digital image of Andrew Young standing in a crowd with his arm raised. Young is featured wearing a jean jacket and is facing away from the camera. A man's profile can be seen on the left edge of the image. A woman stands in the center, wearing a scarf kerchief tied under her neck and a knit sweater. The rest of the men and women in the crowd stand behind Young looking toward him.

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Andrew Young Speaking to Ralph Bunche and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Selma to Montgomery March

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A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, and Dr. Ralph Bunche in discussion. Coretta Scott King stands beside her husband, on the right of the image, looking to the right. Dr. King stands facing Young, his face in profile, wearing a dark suit and tie. Young has his arm up and holds Dr. Kings shoulder. Young is wearing a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, facing

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Angela Davis Speaks

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A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Angela Davis Speaks" by Angela Davis and a booklet. The front of the album cover features an image of Angela Davis looking to the left of the cover. Black text at the top reads: [ANGELA DAVIS SPEAKS / Produced By WABC-TV "Like It Is" / Folkways Records FD 5401S]. Black text on the left edge reads: [Based On An Exclusive Interview by Joe Walker of "Muhammad Spea

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Angular Pin

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This is the Angular Pin designed and created by Art Smith. At the highest point of the pin, a wire of copper (left) and a wire of brass (right) are soldered together. The copper wire is bent three times, under and over the brass wire. The brass piece is bent six times over and under the brass wire. The ends of the two wires meet in the middle of the pin over the bent wires and are flattened to be

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Ann Jimerson Oral History Interview

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The oral history consists of 2016.129.9.1a and 2016.129.9.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.

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Annie Allen

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A first edition hardcover copy of Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks, with printed dust jacket; it is 60 pages in length. The book details different aspects of Annie's (a young African American girl) interior and exterior life as she matures into womanhood. The dust jacket is a dark russet shade with a large salmon-colored central rectangle on the front cover. Within the rectangle are eight lines of

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<I>An Outline of Resurrection City as Used</I>

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