Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), former slave and abolitionist broke whites’ stereotypes about African Americans in the decades prior to the U.S. Civil War. ca 1870s.
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“Form of a Donkey! Shape of an Elephant!”
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Cousins by Blood, Friendship by Choice
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I’m not a nigger, I’m a man, but if you think I’m a nigger, it means you need it.
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The Myth of Benevolent Slavery
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African American WW1 heroes with French medals, Croix de Guerre
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Every Race Has a Flag but the Coon
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1919 Chicago Race Riot