negroes

"Balaso [xylophone] and instrument of the Negroes; the sticks; a Brazi...

Illus. in: Francois Froger, A Relation of a voyage made in the years 1695, 1696, 1697. (London, 1698), p. 35. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians of South... More

[Title page of Anthony Benezet, Observations on the Inslaving, importi...

Illus. in: Anthony Benezet, Observations on the Inslaving, importing and purchasing of Negroes; ... extracted from ... the Yearly-meeting of ... Quakers. Germantown, 1760, title page. Reference copy may be in L... More

To the freeholders, freemen, and inhabitants of the City of New-York; ...

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A return of the number of inhabitants in the State of Connecticut, Feb...

Positive Photostat.; Census.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 3, Folder 63.

An address to the public, from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting ...

An address to the public, from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting ...

An inquiry into the causes of the insurrection of the Negroes in the i...

The progress of freedom. On the 6th of April St. Louis elected a mayor...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 71, Folder 23.

Albinos, or white negroes - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Con...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Chapman.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Maps show percentages of African Americans in the United States between 1800 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of ... More

Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship.

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Land, negroes, stock, &c. for sale ... W. H. Barksdale, Haw-Branch, Am...

Auction.; Imprint 2.; On verso: 135.47 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 186, Folder 6.

Negroes de carro ; Barque Brésilienne faite avec un cuir de boeuf

Ilustrations show Black laborers hauling loaded cart on street and a small boat towed by man in water. Lithograph by Thierry freres. Illus. in: Jean Debret. Voyage pittoresque et historique au Brésil... Paris, ... More

Slavery abolished by the laws of nature!!! Negroes not of the same spe...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 155, Folder 24.

Negro dance on a Cuban plantation Coolies and Negroes ; Farm scene nea...

Three illustrations show laborers from Africa and China dancing, interacting, and working on a farm in Cuba. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. III, no. 109 (1859 January 29), p. 73.

Expulsion of Negroes and abolitionists from Tremont Temple, Boston, Ma...

Illus. in Harper's weekly, Dec. 15, 1860, p. 788. Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Free Negroes in Hayti (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck (American (born Germany), Augsburg 1828–1912 Baltimore, Maryland)

Free Negroes in the North (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck (American (born Germany), Augsburg 1828–1912 Baltimore, Maryland)

Rappahannock River, Virginia. Fugitive Negroes fording the Rappahannoc...

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Negroes (Gwine to de Field), Hopkinson's Plantation, Edisto Island, So...

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Philadelphia Press, Friday, September 26, 1862 ("Colonization of the ...

Negroes driven south by the Rebel officers

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1862 Nov. 8, pp. 712-713. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gen. Hunter and the negroes .... [New-York, 1863.

On verso: 10; MC# 09-82-038.217; {partial stamp} 61503. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Por... More

The war in the southwest - Adjutant-General Thomas addressing the Negr...

Print shows a large crowd of African American men, women, and children, some wearing military uniforms, listening to Adjutant-General Lorenzo Thomas speak "on the duties and responsibilities of freedom."

The effects of the proclamation - freed Negroes coming into our lines ...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Feb. 21, p. 116. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emancipation of the Negroes – The Past and the Future (from Harper's W...

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The emancipation of the negroes, January, 1863 - The past and the futu...

Below rays of "Emancipation," a scene of African Americans enjoying a comfortable home life is flanked by scenes of the past, including the selling and abuse of slaves, and scenes of the future, including educa... More

Proposition to the president to employ the emancipated negroes at Port...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 177, Folder 37.

Free Negroes in the North - A black and white drawing of a group of pe...

Satire on the degraded condition of free blacks in the northern United States. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 26.

Free Negroes in Hayti - Public domain book illustration

Satire on the savage condition of blacks in Haiti as cannibals who sacrifice children. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 27.

Negroes leaving their home [by boat; Civil War]

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Richmond, Virginia. Group of Negroes ("Freedmen") by canal

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Governor Cummings. Reply to his letter in the "Press of November 8 - ...

Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 2, Folder 40a. Copy scanned: 2

Negroes hiding in the swamps of Louisiana / Sheppard del. ; J.L. Langr...

African Americans by a camp fire under lean-to. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1873 May 10, p. 396.

"Halt!" "This is not the way 'to repress corruption and to initiate th...

Illustration related to the story "Louisiana and the rule of terror. A female figure of Justice swinging sword of Law into ranks of White Men's League, who are standing on body of African American man. Illus. i... More

[Two Negroes leaning over a log] / O. Pierre Havens, (successor to Wil...

Stereograph shows two African American boys leaning on a log and staring into space. 7052 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright records.

Virginia - a family of Negroes, who do not favor the exodus, returning...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 48, 1879 May 10, p. 153. Title transcribed from item.

North Carolina - The Political Campaign - Colored Voters from the Inte...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Wood engraving from a sketch by Joseph Becker. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 51, no. 1311 (1880 Nov. 13), p. 165. Reference cop... More

[Negroes playing chess, Algiers, Algeria]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890...

Title from the Detroit Photographic Co., catalogue F scenic, architectural, and marine views, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, c1899. Print no. "16429". Forms part of: Views of people and sites in... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows value of property owned by African Americans in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's... More

[The Georgia Negro] Migration of Negroes. 1890. - Exposition Universel...

Diagram shows two maps of the United States, one showing state in which African Americans born in Georgia reside in 1890 and the other showing where African Americans living in Georgia in 1890 were born. Title ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African Americans in various occupations. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sectio... More

[Civil war soldiers marching, followed by Negroes]

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1934:0109). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Circle graph shows comparison of African Americans in various occupations to whites. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of th... More

[The Georgia Negro] Assessed valuation of of all taxable property owne...

Diagram shows value of taxable property owned by African Americans in Georgia between 1875 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the Ame... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African Americans in slavery between 1790 and 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Slaves and free Negroes. - Exposition Universelle ...

Graph shows percentage of enslaved African Americans compared to free African Americans from 1790 to 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of t... More

[The Georgia Negro] Valuation of town and city property owned by Georg...

Graph shows increases and decreases of property owned by African Americans in Georgia between 1870 and 1900. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a... More

[The Georgia Negro] Occupations of Georgia Negroes. Males over 10.

Bar graph shows number of males in various occupations in 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans in slavery in 1860 and percentage of African Americans who owned property in 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta U... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African American men and women who are single, married, or widowed by age. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for th... More

[The Georgia Negro] Value of land owned by Georgia Negroes.

Diagram shows the value of land owned by African Americans in Georgia from 1875 to 1899. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sectio... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African Americans practicing various Christian religions. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was he... More

[The Georgia Negro] Age distribution of Georgia Negroes compared with ...

Bar graph shows percentage of population by age of African Americans in Georgia compared to the French. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows number of African American almshouse residents. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at t... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows mortality rates of African Americans in Philadelphia and the United States. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibi... More

[The Georgia Negro] Acres of land owned by Negroes in Georgia.

Bar graph shows the amount of land owned by African Americans in Georgia from 1874 to 1899. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sec... More

[The Georgia Negro] Assessed value of household and kitchen furniture ...

Circular bar graph shows value of furniture between 1875 and 1899. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held in Paris, Fran... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African American prisoners in jails and the types of crimes they committed. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Ne... More

[The Georgia Negro] Land owned by Negroes in Georgia, U.S.A. 1870-1900...

Diagram shows map of Georgia with colors to mark the number of acres of land owned by African Americans in each county. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans in various occupations by sex. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the Amer... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows illiteracy rate of African Americans compared to illiteracy rates in eight European countries and Russia. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African Americans in rural and urban environments between 1860 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Map shows African American population distribution. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris E... More

Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619

20 slaves sold to colonists. Reproduction of painting (?). Illus. in Harper's Monthly Mag., v. 102, 1901 Jan., p. 172. Reference photographic copy available in 4422-A-1. This record contains unverified, old dat... More

Negroes, Asbury - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows African Americans in the water at the beach at Asbury Park, New Jersey.

View of the berry fields near Baltimore, Md. Many girls and boys, old ...

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A strawberry field on Rock Creek, near Baltimore. Whites and negroes, ...

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Young negroes working in Cape May Glass Co., Been there some time. Lo...

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Farrand Packing Co. A young berry picker on Curran's farm, Rock Creek....

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These were the youngest white boys (there were several younger negroes...

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NEGROES. NEGRO LIFE IN WASHINGTON

A group of people standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title and date from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc... More

In the Alexandria glass factories, negroes work side by side with the ...

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NEGROES. NEGRO LIFE IN WASHINGTON

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A crowd of negro oyster shuckers. On the Atlantic Coast the negroes ar...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3307. Year not recorded on caption card; 1913 based on cards for photographs with neighboring numbers taken i... More

Eddie Marek a six year old cotton picker who picks fifty pounds a day....

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Scene in canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots o...

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Scene in canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pots o...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3294. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

A crowd of negro oyster shuckers. On the Atlantic Coast the negroes ar...

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One of the youngest shuckers at McClellansville Canning Company. All n...

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Seen sic in Canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 pot...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 3295. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Seen [sic] in Canning factory showing a 7-year old girl who shucks 3 p...

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Group of Negroes picking cotton

Photograph shows overseer on horseback watching African Americans picking cotton. Title based on note from National Archives through Dept. of Agriculture 6/8/28.

NEGROES. ROBERT WOOD - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

African Negroes in Kamerun, showing native headdress.

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Lieutenant Robert S. Campbell, U.S. Army; The first man in the 92nd Am...

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Prisoners in Germany; These prisoners of war are from America and othe...

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A black and white photo of a dirt road. Grea Depression era FSA/OWI ph...

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Old wooden shacks on left of picture inhabited by whites and Negroes. ...

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[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of fede...

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[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of fede...

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A group of men standing next to each other - FSA / Office of War Infor...

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White girls playing in slum section near Capitol inhabited mostly by N...

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More

A group of men standing around a man laying on the ground - FSA / Offi...

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[First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of fede...

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Typical house entrance near Union Station, Washington, D.C. These old ...

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Alley inhabited by Negroes, Washington, D.C. Section near the House of...

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Vicksburg Negroes and shop fronts. Mississippi

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Vicksburg Negroes and shop front. Mississippi

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Negroes and houses. Atlanta, Georgia

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