Frederick Douglass posing with his grandson, Joseph, 1894

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Frederick Douglass with his grandson Joseph, (1895)

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John and Mary Jones (Alton, Illinois, 1840s)

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Photo of scaped slaves during the civil war, circa (1863)

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Ceasar, African American Slave born in 1737 and died in 1852 at the age of 115

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Glass negative J Celestine Edwards, Posing for his portrait in London. Son of west african slaves, studied Theology and medicine and published anti racism books. (1894)

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African american family poses in 1904. Father tries to look dignified while mother gives a bright smile.

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An African American with dwarfism, circa 1863.

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Abraham Lincoln with his son, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln, the fourth and youngest son of the 16th President of the United and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln. Thomas died at the age of 18.

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Sarah Forbes Bonetta at 19, a Nigerian princess who was captured and later adopted by Queen Victoria (1862)

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Australian heavyweight boxer Peter Jackson, 1889.

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Early mixed couple Louis Gregory and Louisa Mathew in (1912)

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Biracial Family circa 1900