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Barnes, Emery (1929-1998)
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15
1929
(1899) Rev. D. A. Graham, “Some Facts About Southern Lynchings,”
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The Boston Saloon (1864-1875)
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(1869) John Willis Menard, “Speech Before the United States House of Representatives”
John Willis Menard, (1838-1893) was the first African American elected to Congress when on November 3, 1868 he received the majority of votes to fill the unexpired term of Louisiana Second District Congressman James Mann. On the strength of the vote Menard went to Washington to be seated. However
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Thomas, Constance Allen Pitter (1917-2006)
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Henderson v. United States Et. Al. (1950)
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Jackson, Jesse Louis. Jr. (1965- )
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Slavery in Oregon: The Reuben Shipley Saga
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West, Allen (1961- )
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(1867) The Reconstruction Acts
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Maxie, Peggy Joan (1936 - )
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What Comes Naturally: The Loving v. Virginia Case in Historical Perspective
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12
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Buffalo Soldiers in Montana (1888-1898)
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Wheat, Alan Dupree (1951 - )
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Burke, Yvonne Braithwaite (1932- )
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Christian Friends for Racial Equality
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