Jefferson Franklin Long (1836 – 1901), born a slave who educated himself and became a tailor in Macon, Georgia. Served in House of Representatives during as a replacement for only two months in 1871.
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Escaped slaves, at Foller’s house, Cumberland Landing, Virginia
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Bad Blood
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This Is Not News: Black Voters Overwhelmingly Choose Biden over Trump
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Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825 – 1894)
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African American extended family arriving in Chicago from the rural South, ca. 1920
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Young African-American woman posing for photograph in Detroit, Michigan circa 1948
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Look Who’s Coming For Dinner…Washington and Roosevelt, 1901