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1. Harper's Weekly - May 25 1867

   Harper's Weekly Magazine: A Journal of Civilization, Volume XI, No. 543. Cover of magazine includes three engravings of a school (in St. Philip's Church, Richmond), two school scenes, as well as an article on 'Educating the Freeman'. Inside has a number of engravings, news, and stories.

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2. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - January/February 2011

   Historical Society of Western Virginia January/February 2011 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's History is Served luncheon with Jon Meechum, a new exhibit on Edward Beyer, January's Kegley Lecture with Ralph Berrier, Jr., February's lecture on slavery and other explosives: the Tough Stuff of Public History with Carla Cowles Whitfield, a request f...

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3. Letter from Samuel Brown to J. A. Turner about "Negroes and Their Treatment in Virginia" - January 28, 1913

   Letter, written in fading brown cursive ink, from Samuel T. Brown to Mr. J.A. Turner. It discusses the book, "Negroes and Their Treatment in Virginia," just after the Civil War, with the abolishment of slavery, and during Reconstruction, 1865-1867. Mr. Brown writes, "If the negro will stick together as race and love his women and them alone, get true religion, true education, honest money and pains-taking women bear and raise their children, th...

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4. Uncle Wat - 1927

   Uncle Wat book and board enclosure. The book and enclosure are decorated with a woodgrain exterior; the binding of the book is white. Decorative adhesive in the upper left corner of the cover of the book in white with black lettering. Inscription on the inside in black ink reads: To Al. A. Stone / Through courtesy of Mr. McVitty From Edward L. Stone Christmas 1927 On one of the last pages, the following is printed, with a special inscriptio...

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