Rescuing, Preserving, Documenting and Exhibiting the
Courage of African Americans over the Past Four Centuries.

The Mark E. Mitchell Collection of African American History spans four centuries, consisting of well over
5,000 individual pieces -- defying description both in scope and content. Here is one of the highlights...

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Exceedingly rare Master/Slave Enlistment Agreement from the Revolutionary War that allows
Connecticut slave "Juba Negro" to join the Continental Army at half pay
- Juba would  gain his freedom as well, as during his service,
he changed his name to "Juba Freeman." (June 2, 1777)

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