Jefferson Franklin Long (1836 – 1901), born a slave who educated himself and became a tailor in Macon, Georgia. Served in House of Representatives during as a replacement for only two months in 1871.
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An actual postcard showing the 1920 Duluth, Minnesota lynchings
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A Slave to Greed
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African Americans, members of 369th Colored Infantry, wave from a troop ship as they arrive back in New York City, ca. 1919
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Anonymous African American lynching victim of 1925
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Denmark Vesey
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African American children and teenagers exercising outside a rural one room school
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Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825 – 1894)