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Ease on Down the Road

A color drawing of a building at the University of the District of Columbia

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Building A Better Future

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Lives in Pieces

Oil painting of a Florida landscape during sunrise.

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Florida Highwaymen

Photograph of Carl Lewis with his fourth gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. 1984

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Carl Lewis

Carlotta Walls Dress

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Dress for the Occasion

Frances Albrier, a Champion for the Rights of All People

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Frances Albrier

An image of Ginger Smock wearing a yellow dress holding a violin.

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The Woman with the Violin

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We Are Family

Photo of a group of women with fists in the air.

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Seeing Black Women in Power

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A Moment Captured in Time

A white bowl with a pink floral motif.

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A Tree with Many Branches

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The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927

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Float Like A Butterfly

Document with handwritten account of the lynching of Matthew Williams.

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The Evidence of Things Unsaid

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Pretty in Pink

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The Marvelous Musical Prodigy

Arabic text written by Omar ibn Sayyid

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African Muslims in Early America

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