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A collection of pins, stickers, and patches worn by individuals participating in the 1963 March on Washington. This political demonstration was held in Washington, D.C., and took place to protest racial discrimination and support civil rights…

Photograph of the African American school in Diboll, Texas, depicting teacher J. W. Hogg and students.

Wendell Phillips was an abolitionist and an early advocate of woman suffrage. This pamphlet is a 1910 reprint of an early speech on this topic with a brief foreword by "S.Y.S."

New York newspaper reports early details about the Battle of Antietam on the day after the battle

Correspondence from Phoebe H. Bannister to All Area Supervisors regarding evacuation of children in institutions and the Children's Center at Manzanar

Straw hat with a cloth band around the crown. The cloth band is multi-colored with blue and green stripes and the word [FREEDOM] written around it in white letters that have the background colors showing through.

The Act enforced the constitutional right to vote, conferred jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States, provided injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, authorized the Attorney General to institute suits to…

Close-up view of a shopping center sign at 2727 Olympic Boulevard in Koreatown, Los Angeles. The photograph caption dated September 16, 1988 reads, "a trip to Koreatown can be a cultural adventure. The Korean flair for things entrepreneurial is…