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Title page of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself. — Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself.

Valuable Slaves at Auction

Seat of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond

Study for Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences, or The Genius of America Encouraging the Emancipation of the Blacks

Group of Black laborers, some holding their tools, on a wharf in Alexandria — Laborers at Quartermaster’s Wharf in Alexandria

Formal three-quarter photographic portrait of Rosa Armstead holding up a large book in one hand — Rosa Harris Jackson Armstead

The two founders of the Friends of the Freedmen's Cemetery—one white and one Black—pose for a celebratory photograph — Founders of the Friends of the Freedmen’s Cemetery

Red rose atop an unmarked grave at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery — Unmarked Grave in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery

Procession into the Cemetery Grounds

The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery

General John Slough

Black larorers dig a trench in front of a new stockade, as white managers look on — Constructing a Stockade in Alexandria

Freedmen’s Barracks, Alexandria, Va.

School for Formerly Enslaved Children

U.S. Naval Officer John H. Aulick

A segregated bar divided into two separate spaces for Black and white customers — Bar and Grill

Jacob Lawrence

Formal three-quarter length photographic portrait of an elderly Harriet Jacobs in a dark-colored dress and shawl — Harriet Jacobs

Lone man walks through Soldiers' Cemetery, which contains a large cross and burial grounds lined with white gravestones — Soldiers’ Cemetery in Alexandria

The Path of Thorns and Roses

Seventeenth century man surrounded by title Augustine Herrman Bohemian — Augustine Herrman Bohemian

Detail from the Herrman Map of Virginia and Maryland showing a compass rose, Native Americans, and a nautical instrument — Detail from the Herrman Map of Virginia and Maryland

Dutch harbor full of small and large sailing vessels in the mid-seventeenth century — Entrance to a Dutch Port

Colored Etching of a wife shaking her fist at her husband as their six children craete a commotion around them — Les Plaisir du Mènage.

Family sscene of mother, father and two children around a table — The Pleasures of the Married State.

Scene looking up unpaved main street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire — Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Northampton County Courthouse

Typed list of members on the Virginia Commission on Interracial Cooperation — Virginia Commission on Interracial Cooperation, p. 2

Typed list of members on the Virginia Commission on interracial Cooperation on official letterhead — Virginia Commission on Interracial Cooperation

Printed list of gifts given to the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls — Gifts for the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls

Virginia Union University

Pink-toned broadside urging citizens to vote — Wake Up! Richmond, VA.

World War II-era photograph of James S. Christian Jr. in Army Air Corps uniform — James S. Christian During World War II

Campaign poster with photograph of James S. Christian Jr. — Poster for James S. Christian Jr.

Color map of Elizabeth City County — Civil War-Era Map of Elizabeth City County

Group photograph of forty-one Black veterans of the Civil War, some wearing uniforms and Grand Army of the Republic insignia — Black Members of the Grand Army of the Republic

Statistics Concerning Freedmen's Bureau schools in 1867 — School report for January 1, 1867., second section

Engraved full-length portait of Rufus S. Jones in military uniform — Late Capt. Rufus R. Jones.

Pen-and-ink and colored pencil map of Charles City County — Map of Charles City County

Three federal soldiers and their horses in front of the brick county courthouse in Charles City — Charles City County Courthouse

1872 political poster with large engraved portrait of presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant surrounded by smaller figures — National Republican Chart. The Nation’s Choice in War and Peace

Restored 1771 brick courthouse with cupola — Williamsburg Courthouse

The Anti-Slavery Alphabet, Letters “C” and “D”

The Anti-Slavery Alphabet, Letters “A” and “B”

Formal photographic portrait of Jamie Porter Aurora Barrett wearing glasses and a pearl necklace — Janie Aurora Porter Barrett

Entertainment at the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls

From the Merry-Go-Round, Over the Sliding Board Into the Pool.

Photographs of girls cheering during a baseball and team photos at the bottom — Athletics at the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls

Domestic Education at the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls

Dedication Ceremony for the Industrial Home School for Colored Girls

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