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United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.)
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Writers' Program (New York, N.Y.)
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Butler, Bennie
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Writers' Program, New York City: Negroes of New York Collection
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Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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Wilma Rudolph
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American
athletes
Heavyweight boxing champion, …
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African
American
athletes
Jackie Robinson kneeling with…
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African
American
baseball players
Jack Johnson in boxing stance
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African
American
athletes
Jackie Robinson sliding into …
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American
baseball players
Curt Flood, Cincinnati Redleg…
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American
baseball players
Curt Flood of the St. Louis C…
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African
American
baseball players
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Three
African
American
bodybuilders
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African
American
young men
Jack Johnson, the first
African
American
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American
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The Negro in Sports
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African
American
athletes
De Hart Hubbard
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American
athletes
Athletic
team, Tenth Cavalry.
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African
American
troops
High jump, Private Dunlap; Ni…
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Jesse Owens.
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Group portrait of the Buffalo…
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basketball players
Major Taylor
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American
athletes
Negro
Athletic
team in city-wide meet
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Maybe I'll Pitch Forever: a g…
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Pop Gates (at center in light…
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Althea Gibson (third from lef…
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American
Tennis Association
Jackie Robinson (right), and …
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The Washington Bears basketba…
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American
basketball players
Mlle. LeZetora : Colored lady
athlete
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American
women
… Jackson,
athlete
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men
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Jack Johnson (front)
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boxers
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Jack Johnson (side)
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American
boxers
Samuel Huston College basebal…
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Americans
Tennis player Althea Gibson
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African
American
women
athletes
Trained
athletes
; Tuskegee base ball team
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Americans
Althea Gibson at New York Cit…
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women
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Negro
Athletes
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Tennis player Althea Gibson w…
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“Joe Louis”
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Americans
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“The Negro in Sports”
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Americans
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“The Negro in Sports”
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African
Americans
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“Brief Outline of Negro Tenni…
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“Tom Molineaux”
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Amusements of Negroes
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African
Americans
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“Tom Cribb vs. Tom Molineaux”
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…“Outstanding Negro
Athletic
Clubs of New York
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“The Negro in Sports”
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“Henry Armstrong”
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“Intellectual Activities & Cr…
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“The Rising Sun Golf & Countr…
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“Cricket: Leading Teams & Pla…
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“Jack Johnson”
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“Sports & Amusements of Negro…
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The Negro in Sport
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African
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“How the Negro Celebrated the…
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“National Negro Baseball Leag…
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African
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