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Letter from Sarah Moore Grimkè, Fort Lee, to Elizabeth Pease Nichol, 1...

Sarah Moore Grimkè writes to Elizabeth Pease Nichol regarding a conversation she had with John Scoble, who gave an account of the freed slaves in the West Indies and their former masters. She introduces Sarah M... More

Letter from Sarah Moore Grimkè, Fort Lee, to Elizabeth Pease Nichol, 1...

Sarah Moore Grimkè writes to Elizabeth Pease Nichol regarding a conversation she had with John Scoble, who gave an account of the freed slaves in the West Indies and their former masters. She introduces Sarah M... More

Letter from Sarah Moore Grimkè, Fort Lee, to Elizabeth Pease Nichol, 1...

Sarah Moore Grimkè writes to Elizabeth Pease Nichol regarding a conversation she had with John Scoble, who gave an account of the freed slaves in the West Indies and their former masters. She introduces Sarah M... More

Letter from Sarah Moore Grimkè, Fort Lee, to Elizabeth Pease Nichol, 1...

Sarah Moore Grimkè writes to Elizabeth Pease Nichol regarding a conversation she had with John Scoble, who gave an account of the freed slaves in the West Indies and their former masters. She introduces Sarah M... More

Letter from Abby Kimber, Kimberton, [Pennsylvania], to George Thompson...

Abby Kimber writes to George Thompson in regards to congratulating him on the woman's right movement in Scotland. She writes, "Our American ladies have been embroidering Harrison Bannery, and have presented the... More

Letter from Abby Kimber, Kimberton, [Pennsylvania], to George Thompson...

Abby Kimber writes to George Thompson in regards to congratulating him on the woman's right movement in Scotland. She writes, "Our American ladies have been embroidering Harrison Bannery, and have presented the... More

Letter from Abby Kimber, Kimberton, [Pennsylvania], to George Thompson...

Abby Kimber writes to George Thompson in regards to congratulating him on the woman's right movement in Scotland. She writes, "Our American ladies have been embroidering Harrison Bannery, and have presented the... More

Letter from Abby Kimber, Kimberton, [Pennsylvania], to George Thompson...

Abby Kimber writes to George Thompson in regards to congratulating him on the woman's right movement in Scotland. She writes, "Our American ladies have been embroidering Harrison Bannery, and have presented the... More

Letter from Eliza Barney, [Nantucket, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren W...

Eliza Barney writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to the request of her friend, David Joy, she answers Anne's appeal in behalf of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." She gives advice regarding possible don... More

Letter from Eliza Barney, [Nantucket, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren W...

Eliza Barney writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to the request of her friend, David Joy, she answers Anne's appeal in behalf of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." She gives advice regarding possible don... More

Letter from Eliza Barney, [Nantucket, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren W...

Eliza Barney writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to the request of her friend, David Joy, she answers Anne's appeal in behalf of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." She gives advice regarding possible don... More

Letter, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to Deborah Weston, 1841 Jan[uary...

W.C.C. writes to Deborah Weston in regards to an argument between her and her companion with a train conductor due to complaint that "our friend Borden" was ordered out of the car to sit in the "Jim Crow car." ... More

Letter from Eliza Barney, [Nantucket, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren W...

Eliza Barney writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to the request of her friend, David Joy, she answers Anne's appeal in behalf of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard." She gives advice regarding possible don... More

"Free Seats" - Public domain dedication image

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his domestic, parochial, and public affairs. He writes of the National Freedman's Relief Association's plans. When the American Civil War ends, he hope... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estlin, ...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to her letter regarding condolences for his wife's death. He writes about his sorrow for his wife's death. He also talks about receiving financial support... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his duties as a minister, President of the City Board of Education in Syracuse, Secretary of the Freedman Relief Association, Chairman of a Committee f... More

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; Undated;...

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [New York], to Mary Anne Estl...

Samuel Joseph May writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to his delay in response to her last letter because of his sickness. He thanks her for her opinions of friends in England and Scotland in regards to the v... More

Letter from F. J. Thompson, Bridgwater, [England], to William Lloyd Ga...

F. J. Thompson thanks William Lloyd Garrison for his letter concerning the "split in the Good Templar Order". Thompson states that there exists in England sympathizers to the Americans who, with their "unchrist... More

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Letter from F.J. Thompson, Bridgewater, [England], to Mary Anne Estlin...

F.J. Thompson writes to Mary Anne Estlin in regards to the discord among the "(previously) united order of Good Templars." He writes that the "cause of the discord is the refusal of the Order in some of the Sta... More

Letter from Jane E. Metford, Birmingham, [England], to William Lloyd G...

Jane Metford recounts her voyage home to England to William Lloyd Garrison, and thanks him for his kindness and hospitality displayed to herself and Miss Impey during their stay in Boston. Metford assures Garri... More

Illustrated sign on railway coach - "Women only"

Published in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 1120 Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Illustrated sign on railway coach - "Pongyis and Burmese men only"

Published in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 1120. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Portrait of John M. Harlan, Washington DC

John Marshall Harlan (June 1, 1833 - October 14, 1911) was an American Supreme Court associate justice. He is most notable as the sole dissenter in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld Southern seg... More

Grant School students, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic S...

Photo date unknown but was taken at Grant School in Topeka, KS sometime in the early 1900s. Description: In 1954, when Brown v. Board of Education was decided by the Supreme Court, Kansas permitted segregation ... More

Rosa Parks Papers: Oversize, 1900-2006; Subject File; Rosa and Raymond...

Map of Choctaw Nation, Indian territory, coal and asphalt segregation ...

In upper right corner: Exhibit 9. In upper left corner: Tenth annual report of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

[A Municipal ferry, New York, N.Y.]

Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Municipal ferry, New York, N.Y.

Title from jacket. "Women" over left half of lower deck; "Men" over right half. "G 5159" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036779. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

School for negro children, within a stone's throw of the Avondale Mill...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 1743-A. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divis... More

School for negro children, within a stone's throw of the Avondale Mill...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Alfred Genalano - 12 Newark Street. 10 yrs. old - Carries to customers...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3239. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Alfred Genalano - 12 Newark Street. 10 yrs. old - Carries to customers...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

For the sunny South. An airship with a "Jim Crow" trailer

Caricature showing an airplane with white people, towing a blimp with a platform on which are seated African Americans. Color halftone repro. of drawing signed in lower left Erhart, copyrighted by Keppler & Sch... More

Housing Conditions of the white workers in Varn & Platt. Location: Bl...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, Attendance 7. T...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4479. "Div. 4" recorded on caption card as part of the geographic location; probably refers to a school district. Credit line: National Child Labor ... More

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, Attendance 7. T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. T...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4480. "Div. 4" recorded on caption card as part of the geographic location; probably refers to a school district. Credit line: National Child Labor ... More

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. T...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Agriculture. Hine no. 4475. "Div. 4" recorded on caption card as part of the geographic location; probably refers to a school district. Credit line: National Child Labor ... More

Happy birthday! Commissaries parallel, honor Army’s 245 years of servi...

Commissary in Nievere, France, Jan. 8, 1919, after the Armistice. This photo shows the commissaries were already racially integrated. Finally, the color of the uniform meant more than the color of the skin. Bu... More

Home of Bill Reynolds and family, Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia. Hi...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Children in West Virginia. Hine no. 5121. Number typed in upper left corner of caption card: 101. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congr... More

These three colored boys have had work in the 4 H Club and now, beyond...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Children in West Virginia. Hine no. 5126. Number typed in upper left corner of caption card: 106. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congr... More

Home of Bill Reynolds and family, Minnehaha Springs, West Virginia. Hi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

These three colored boys have had work in the 4 H Club and now, beyond...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

F.M. Gay's annual barbecue given on his plantation every year

Photograph shows crowds of African American and white people separated by a long counter covered with slices of bread at a barbecue in Alabama. Photographed as part of the "America eats" project for the Federa... More

[Government Hospital for the Insane (Saint Elizabeths Hospital), Washi...

Architectural drawing showing separate dining room "Colored D.R.," with title "Sketch of cafateria (i.e., cafeteria) near General Kitchen," and signature of illegible initials followed by 32. No. 313 in pencil... More

Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Babbitt Housing Area, Bowling Center...

Survey number: HABS NV-23-G Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1937

Theatre in Leland, Mississippi. Farm Security Administartion 1930s pub...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Fish restaurant for colored in the quarter cotton hoers are recruited....

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Theatre in Leland, Mississippi. Great Depression public domain photogr...

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fish restaurant for colored in the quarter cotton hoers are recruited....

Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Memphis, Tenn. A fish restaurant for Negroes in the section of the cit...

Corresponding negative no. LC-USF34-17593E. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress). LOT 1478.

Sign on restaurant, Lancaster, Ohio, 1938

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Guide Map of the Shenandoah NP, 1938

Detail from the "Guide Map of the Shenandoah National Park Virginia, 1938 by H. S. Teller, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1938

A window with a sign that says we offer to white trade only, Sign on r...

General caption for this series of images: Lancaster is a very prosperous town, the county seat of Fairfield County, which is considered to be one of the richest farmland areas in the Middle West. Lancasterhas ... More

White Womens' Comfort Station - Kites Deadening

Lewis Mountain and other Segregated Facilities 1939-1950.

Lewis Mountain Lodge - National Parks Gallery

Lewis Mountain and other Segregated Facilities 1939-1950.

M. Tutt Manager Lewis Mountain - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Lewis Mountain and other Segregated Facilities 1939-1950.

Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal, Oklaho...

Additional information on caption card: For M5 use copy negative in series LC-USF331. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division... More

When Lewis Mountain was segregated, Shenandoah National Park, 1939.

NPS Collection photo: We must reflect on our most difficult stories, and one of the most difficult in Shenandoah NP is one of segregation. Lewis Mountain on Skyline Drive features a campground, store and picnic... More

Lewis Mountain Entrance Sign - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Lewis Mountain and other Segregated Facilities 1939-1950. Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal, Oklaho...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lewis Mountain Campground - National Parks Gallery

Lewis Mountain and other Segregated Facilities 1939-1950.

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1939