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TRUE COLORS.

Authors : WORTMAN, MARC

Subjects: WEBSTER, Robert; AFRICAN American history; YANCEY, BenjaminUNITED States UNITED States UNITED States Report Available

Source: Smithsonian. Oct2014, Vol. 45 Issue 6, p68-73. 5p. 5 Color Photographs.

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Facing History.

Authors : Pleasants, Angela M.

Subjects: AFRICAN American history; CIVIL war; PHOTOGRAPHS

Source: Smithsonian. Nov99, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p136. 6p. 10 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs.

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Ahead of Its Time?

Authors : MacKenzie, Dana

Subjects: *UNITED States history; *AFRICAN American history; *RACE relationsILLINOIS; UNITED StatesFRANK, Free, 1777-1854

Source: Smithsonian. Jan2005, Vol. 35 Issue 10, p26-28. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.

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THE PROMISE OF OKLAHOMA.

Authors : LUCKERSON, VICTOR

Subjects: *RACE discrimination; *AFRICAN American history; *SEGREGATION of African AmericansROOSEVELT, Theodore, 1858-1919

Source: Smithsonian. Apr2021, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p10-10. 1p.

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The Genius Behind Bisa Butler's Vibrant Quilts: The renowned artist's exuberant portraits celebrate Black history and take the form to a new level.

Authors : Urist, Jacoba

Subjects: PORTRAITS; QUILTS; AFRICAN American artists

Source: Smithsonian. Jul/Aug2023, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p1-1. 1p. 10 Color Photographs.

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HOME OF THE BRAVE: THE NATION'S ONLY TOWN FOUNDED BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS REMAINS A BASTION OF RESILIENCE 150 YEARS LATER.

Authors : HOPKINSON, NATALIE

Subjects: VILLAGES; AMERICAN military personnel; SLAVERY in the United States

Source: Smithsonian. Sep2017, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p56-67. 12p.

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Making a Way Out of No Way.

Authors : BUNCH III, LONNIE G.

Subjects: *MUSEUMS; *AFRICAN American history; *MUSEUM acquisitionsMALL, The (Washington, D.C.); UNITED StatesNATIONAL Museum of African American History & Culture (U.S.)

Source: Smithsonian. Sep2016, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p26-94. 9p.

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The Road to Freedom.

Authors : Wilkerson, Isabel

Subjects: AFRICAN American migrations; AFRICAN American social conditions; EMPLOYMENT of African Americans

Source: Smithsonian. Sep2016, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p38-102. 13p.

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Ask Smithsonian.

Authors : Nodjimbadem, Katie; Hampton, Rachelle

Subjects: AFRICAN American history; HISTORY of African American suffrage; AMERICAN Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African American participation

Source: Smithsonian. Sep2016, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p108-108. 1p.

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Discussion.

Authors : Werner, Paul¹; MK, Ksenia¹; Jurczak, Jonathan¹

Subjects: *AFRICAN American history; *ORYX; *WAGES

Source: Smithsonian. May2017, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p8-8. 2/3p.

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