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Book
c. 1868
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Twelve Years a Slave

Twelve Years a Slave

Book
1854
National Portrait Gallery
Nathaniel Orr
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown

Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown

Book
1851
National Portrait Gallery
Robert Langton
An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 1

An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 1

Book
c. 1782
National Portrait Gallery
Robert Pollard
Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley

Book
c. 1834
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Mortals and Immortals

Mortals and Immortals

Book
1911
National Portrait Gallery
Carlo de Fornaro
Celebrity Book of Nellie Flagg

Celebrity Book of Nellie Flagg

Book
1907-1913
National Portrait Gallery
James Montgomery Flagg Rupert Hughes John Wolcott Adams George Buchanan Walter Leighton Clark Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb Albert Levering Charles Battell Loomis Frederick T. Richards Boardman Robinson May Wilson Preston James S. Metcalfe J. W. Mitchell Oliver Herford Howard Chandler Christy Ellis Parker Butler Ray Brown J. Gilbert White
Sketches of Places and People Abroad

Sketches of Places and People Abroad

Book
1855
National Portrait Gallery
Richard Woodman
Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery

Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery

Book
1843
National Portrait Gallery
John Cochran
Narrative of James Williams

Narrative of James Williams

Book
1838
National Portrait Gallery
Patrick Henry Reason
Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley

Book
1773
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Book
c. 1868
National Portrait Gallery
John G. Darby
The Views of Judge Woodward and Bishop on Negro Slavery at the South

The Views of Judge Woodward and Bishop on Negro Slavery at the South

Book
1863
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist

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