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The
Mark E. Mitchell Collection
of African American History
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Knowledge. Truth. Inspiration.
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Rescuing, Preserving, Documenting and Exhibiting the
Courage of
African
Americans over the Past Four Centuries.
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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 (see reviews). Here are a few of the highlights...
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SLAVE MUTINY ON THE AMISTAD--the
1840 illustration showing the captive Africans
taking over the Spanish slaving vessel, "L'Amistad," in
1839--the surviving blacks were eventually
freed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1841.
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THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN
NEWSPAPER--A first-year (1827), Volume I
complete issue of America's very first black newspaper,
published by Samuel E. Cornish and John Brown Russwurm in
New York City.
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SOJOURNER
TRUTH -- 19th century
abolitionist,
orator, and suffragette
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1825 RUNAWAY SLAVE BROADSIDE
POSTER
-- Charles Minor escapes from his Fairfax, Virginia,
master who offers a $50.00 reward for his capture.
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IRA FREDERICK ALDRIDGE
-- the first
great African American Shakespearean actor.
Exceedingly rare 1856 poster announcing
Aldridge will play the role of Shylock in
"The Merchant of Venice."
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FAMOUS ASSAULT ON FORT WAGNER
--Original hand-colored illustration by Currier
& Ives of the first Northern black regiment recruited
during the Civil War. This was the final action scene in
the major motion picture "GLORY."
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BUFFALO
SOLDIERS -- Buffalo Soldiers
in
the Southwest - "The Rescue of Corporal Scott"
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FREDERICK
DOUGLASS -- Patriotic Letter
(1880).
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NEGRO INSURANCE AD --
Aetna, 1852
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NAT TURNER
-- Firsthand Slave Revolt Account
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FREDERICK
DOUGLASS -- July 5th Oration |
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