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Hitler speaks on anniversary of beer hall putsch

Hitler speaks on anniversary of beer hall putsch

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Shock troops during Spanish Civil War

Shock troops during Spanish Civil War

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Statement by Francisco Franco ending Spanish Civil War

Statement by Francisco Franco ending Spanish Civil War

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Mussolini presides at Fascisti's first anniversary celebration

Mussolini presides at Fascisti's first anniversary celebration

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Spaniards cheer rebels during Spanish Civil War

Spaniards cheer rebels during Spanish Civil War

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Women on collective farm near Moscow ca. 1941

Women on collective farm near Moscow ca. 1941

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Father Georgi Gapon tours factories in 1905

Father Georgi Gapon tours factories in 1905

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Moscow residents celebrate October Manifesto

Moscow residents celebrate October Manifesto

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Russian Duma in session

Russian Duma in session

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St. Petersburg Soviet members exiled to Siberia

St. Petersburg Soviet members exiled to Siberia

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

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Terence Powderly

Terence Powderly

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Lillian Wald

Lillian Wald

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Horatio Alger

Horatio Alger

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W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois

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Brazilian slaves

Brazilian slaves

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Receipt for purchase of a slave in 1840

Receipt for purchase of a slave in 1840

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Card depicting America mourning African American

Card depicting America mourning African American

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Card depicting African-American soldier in Civil War

Card depicting African-American soldier in Civil War

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Card depicting freed slave with Union soldier

Card depicting freed slave with Union soldier

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Card depicting slave reaching freedom

Card depicting slave reaching freedom

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Card depicting runaway slave

Card depicting runaway slave

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Card depicting slave being whipped

Card depicting slave being whipped

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Card depicting slaves separated from family

Card depicting slaves separated from family

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Card depicting the sale of a slave

Card depicting the sale of a slave

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Card depicting slaves picking cotton

Card depicting slaves picking cotton

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Abyssinian slaves in Nubia

Abyssinian slaves in Nubia

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Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law cartoon

Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law cartoon

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19th-century wedding of wealthy black Brazilian couple

19th-century wedding of wealthy black Brazilian couple

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Emancipation Ordinance of Missouri

Emancipation Ordinance of Missouri

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First cotton gin

First cotton gin

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Photo of former slaves in 1916

Photo of former slaves in 1916

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Abolitionist print from 1839 depicting slaves brought to United States

Abolitionist print from 1839 depicting slaves brought to United States

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19th-century slave market in Brazil

19th-century slave market in Brazil

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Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns

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Print commemorating 15th Amendment

Print commemorating 15th Amendment

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Card depicting rebellious slave

Card depicting rebellious slave

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Compromise of 1850 political cartoon

Compromise of 1850 political cartoon

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Cartoon satirizing Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Cartoon satirizing Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

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Robert B. Elliott speech on Civil Rights Act of 1875

Robert B. Elliott speech on Civil Rights Act of 1875

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Zulu chief

Zulu chief

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Theatre flyer for show of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Theatre flyer for show of Uncle Tom's Cabin

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American Anti-Slavery Society declaration

American Anti-Slavery Society declaration

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Joseph Cinque

Joseph Cinque

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Reconstruction political leaders

Reconstruction political leaders

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Title page and portrait from manuscript by David Walker

Title page and portrait from manuscript by David Walker

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Thomas Nast cartoon Slavery is Dead

Thomas Nast cartoon Slavery is Dead

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Slave-dealer and his customer in Africa

Slave-dealer and his customer in Africa

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Plantation scene, Cotton Press

Plantation scene, Cotton Press

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