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Photographs<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuskegee Airman Joseph Cu<\/a>rry in Cockpit<\/a><\/p>\n Tuskegee Airman Joseph Curry and Wife<\/a><\/p>\n Military Records and Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n 1942-43 Tuskegee Airman Yearbook<\/a>, including photograph of Benjamin Davis<\/a>, who becomes first African American Air Force General<\/p>\n Martin Luther King, Jr. Date Book<\/a>, 1957<\/p>\n Date book of MLK Jrs., kept by his personal assistant for the year 1957. \u00a0Features include pages of historical significance, including MLK’s meeting with then Vice President Nixon. \u00a0February 15, 1957<\/a>, June 13, 1957<\/a>.<\/p>\n President Truman Letter<\/a>, 1943 – Letter from President Harry Truman to Tuskegee Airman Joseph C. Curry thanking him for his service and stating “We now look to you for leadership and example in further exalting our country in peace.”<\/p>\n 22nd Regiment Release from Duty<\/a>– April 19, 1864 – Buffalo Soldiers – Release from Duty<\/a>\u00a0– May 13, 1874 – Provisional Commission – 39th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops<\/a>\u00a0– March, 1864 – Provisional Commission – 36th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops<\/a>\u00a0– July 18, 1864 – David Hunter’s Endorsement of R. Harris<\/a>\u00a0– August 25, 1862 – Supply Requisition – 17th US Colored Troops Regiment <\/a>– July 1, 1865 – Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Colonel of the First Negro Regiment of the Union Army<\/a>\u00a0– Lawsuit to Force the Sale of Slaves <\/a>– May 8, 1856 – “Free Born” Slave Certification<\/a>– December 22, 1841 – Slave Child Photograph (Rebecca)<\/a>\u00a0, 1864 – Anti-slavery Book <\/a>– Published in 1837 – Slave Rental Agreement\/Receipt<\/a>– January 8, 1857 – Abolition of the Slave Trade outside the U.S.<\/a>\u00a0 – Mid 1800’s – 1907 – Abolition of the Slave Trade outside the U.S.<\/a>\u00a0 – January 13, 1794 – A letter from African American educator, Booker T. Washington<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0May 26, 1900 – Amistad Article – Portland Transcript<\/a>\u00a0– April 10, 1841 – “How Negroes Voted in Kentucky<\/a>” – August 14, 1870 – Richmond Whig<\/a>\u00a0– December 31, 1862 –
\nDocument commending this regiment for their service and rapid development of “soldierly character”<\/p>\n
\nDischarge paper for an African American soldier who served on the Western Front<\/p>\n
\nOfficer’s pay voucher with an African American servant<\/p>\n
\nOriginal Provisional Commission for Surgeon J. Clark Stockton Singleton for the 36th Regiment of the US Colored Troops, July 18, 1864. The document was signed by Major General Benjamin Butler<\/p>\n
\nEndorsement by Major General David Hunter [the first Union General to order the abolishment of slavery in the south]<\/p>\n
\n17th US Colored Troops, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee<\/p>\n
\n(A handwritten note In response to a request for an autograph)<\/p>\n
\nSlavery and Freedom Artifacts<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA petition whereby a man accepted the use of several slaves as collateral for a loan, and since the laon has gone unpaid for several years, asks that the court allow the slaves to be sold so that he can get his money back.<\/p>\n
\nA document certifying that “Eliza Rector, age about fourteen years, is a free person.” Dated Dec. 22, 1841<\/p>\n
\nPrinted description on the verso indicates that the proceeds from the sale of the photo\u2026\u201dwill be devoted to the education of the colored people in the department of the Gulf, under the command of Major General Banks…”<\/p>\n
\nExcerpts from an anti-slavery book using scriptural references [from William Lloyd Garrison’s personal copy, with handwritten notations]<\/p>\n
\nImages of a rental agreement\/receipt for the rental of a slave<\/p>\n
\nPolitical and consumer and advertisements with African American images from the mid to late 1800’s and beyond<\/p>\n
\nExcerpts from the 3rd Congress, which includes an act prohibiting slave trade with other nations, signed into law by President George Washington, January 31, 1794. This was the personal copy of Henry Dearborn. Dearborn was an American General; Colonel on President George Washington’s staff; and Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson<\/p>\n
\nBooker T. Washington, (1856-1915), established the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute [for the practical training of African Americans in trades and professions]. Mr. Washington wrote this letter, dated May 26, 1900, to Samuel Fessenden, trying to raise funds. \u201c\u2026I write thinking that you might like to take some interest in our work. Our students pay their own board, partly in cash and partly in labor, but are wholly unable to pay their tuition in addition\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\n“In the News” – Clippings from the 1800’s<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nArticle about the Amistad from the Portland Transcript, April 10, 1841<\/p>\n
\nNewspaper article from the “Daily Alta California”, August 14, 1870, San Francisco<\/p>\n
\nFront page of newspaper from December 31, 1862<\/p>\n
![Tuskegee Airman Joseph Curry and Wife<\/a><\/p>\nMilitary Records and Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n1942-43 Tuskegee Airman Yearbook<\/a>, including photograph of Benjamin Davis<\/a>, who becomes first African American Air Force General<\/p>\nMartin Luther King, Jr. Date Book<\/a>, 1957<\/p>\nDate book of MLK Jrs., kept by his personal assistant for the year 1957. \u00a0Features include pages of historical significance, including MLK’s meeting with then Vice President Nixon. \u00a0February 15, 1957<\/a>, June 13, 1957<\/a>.<\/p>\nPresident Truman Letter<\/a>, 1943 – Letter from President Harry Truman to Tuskegee Airman Joseph C. Curry thanking him for his service and stating “We now look to you for leadership and example in further exalting our country in peace.”<\/p>\n22nd Regiment Release from Duty<\/a>– April 19, 1864 –\nDocument commending this regiment for their service and rapid development of “soldierly character”<\/p>\nBuffalo Soldiers – Release from Duty<\/a>\u00a0– May 13, 1874 –\nDischarge paper for an African American soldier who served on the Western Front<\/p>\nProvisional Commission – 39th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops<\/a>\u00a0– March, 1864 –\nOfficer’s pay voucher with an African American servant<\/p>\nProvisional Commission – 36th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops<\/a>\u00a0– July 18, 1864 –\nOriginal Provisional Commission for Surgeon J. Clark Stockton Singleton for the 36th Regiment of the US Colored Troops, July 18, 1864. The document was signed by Major General Benjamin Butler<\/p>\nDavid Hunter’s Endorsement of R. Harris<\/a>\u00a0– August 25, 1862 –\nEndorsement by Major General David Hunter [the first Union General to order the abolishment of slavery in the south]<\/p>\nSupply Requisition – 17th US Colored Troops Regiment <\/a>– July 1, 1865 –\n17th US Colored Troops, 1865, Nashville, Tennessee<\/p>\nThomas Wentworth Higginson, Colonel of the First Negro Regiment of the Union Army<\/a>\u00a0–\n(A handwritten note In response to a request for an autograph)<\/p>\n\nSlavery and Freedom Artifacts<\/strong><\/p>\nLawsuit to Force the Sale of Slaves <\/a>– May 8, 1856 –\nA petition whereby a man accepted the use of several slaves as collateral for a loan, and since the laon has gone unpaid for several years, asks that the court allow the slaves to be sold so that he can get his money back.<\/p>\n“Free Born” Slave Certification<\/a>– December 22, 1841 –\nA document certifying that “Eliza Rector, age about fourteen years, is a free person.” Dated Dec. 22, 1841<\/p>\nSlave Child Photograph (Rebecca)<\/a>\u00a0, 1864 –\nPrinted description on the verso indicates that the proceeds from the sale of the photo\u2026\u201dwill be devoted to the education of the colored people in the department of the Gulf, under the command of Major General Banks…”<\/p>\nAnti-slavery Book <\/a>– Published in 1837 –\nExcerpts from an anti-slavery book using scriptural references [from William Lloyd Garrison’s personal copy, with handwritten notations]<\/p>\nSlave Rental Agreement\/Receipt<\/a>– January 8, 1857 –\nImages of a rental agreement\/receipt for the rental of a slave<\/p>\nAbolition of the Slave Trade outside the U.S.<\/a>\u00a0 – Mid 1800’s – 1907 –\nPolitical and consumer and advertisements with African American images from the mid to late 1800’s and beyond<\/p>\nAbolition of the Slave Trade outside the U.S.<\/a>\u00a0 – January 13, 1794 –\nExcerpts from the 3rd Congress, which includes an act prohibiting slave trade with other nations, signed into law by President George Washington, January 31, 1794. This was the personal copy of Henry Dearborn. Dearborn was an American General; Colonel on President George Washington’s staff; and Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson<\/p>\nA letter from African American educator, Booker T. Washington<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0May 26, 1900 –\nBooker T. Washington, (1856-1915), established the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute [for the practical training of African Americans in trades and professions]. Mr. Washington wrote this letter, dated May 26, 1900, to Samuel Fessenden, trying to raise funds. \u201c\u2026I write thinking that you might like to take some interest in our work. Our students pay their own board, partly in cash and partly in labor, but are wholly unable to pay their tuition in addition\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n“In the News” – Clippings from the 1800’s<\/strong><\/p>\nAmistad Article – Portland Transcript<\/a>\u00a0– April 10, 1841 –\nArticle about the Amistad from the Portland Transcript, April 10, 1841<\/p>\n“How Negroes Voted in Kentucky<\/a>” – August 14, 1870 –\nNewspaper article from the “Daily Alta California”, August 14, 1870, San Francisco<\/p>\nRichmond Whig<\/a>\u00a0– December 31, 1862 –\nFront page of newspaper from December 31, 1862<\/p>\n“Negroes Argue Their Own Case<\/a>” – August 18, 1865 –\nArticle from the Vermont Watchman & State Journal newspaper, August 18, 1865<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Photographs Tuskegee Airman Joseph Curry in Cockpit Tuskegee Airman Joseph Curry and Wife Military Records and Documents 1942-43 Tuskegee Airman Yearbook, including photograph of Benjamin Davis, who becomes first African American Air Force General […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/ourblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0058.jpg\"){kind=link}