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Petition to Abraham Lincoln
Petition to Abraham Lincoln
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Tohono O'odham Citizenship Act
Tohono O'odham Citizenship Act
"I am an American" Day Rally
"I am an American" Day Rally
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Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
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Opposed to Slavery
Opposed to Slavery
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Bureau of Labor Naturalization Class
Bureau of Labor Naturalization Class
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Slavery
Naturalization
A kneeling, chained Black man raises his hands in supplication beneath the banner "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?"—an iconic abolitionist emblem.
1837
Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
A Republican Association broadside announcing a meeting of Yonkers citizens opposed to the extension of slavery, urging attendance at the Yonkers Lyceum to restore the government's original principles.
1856
Opposed to Slavery
A fragment of a petition addressed to Lincoln, President of the United States, referencing colored regiments and the Union cause, with handwritten signatures including Leavitt and Perkins below the typed text.
1862
Petition to Abraham Lincoln
Slavery
Black-and-white photo of three people seated together in a crowd, a woman in a hat, a young girl with glasses, and an older man in a suit, all looking forward attentively.
1943
"I am an American" Day Rally
A group of men and women sit in rows in a classroom or meeting hall, with an American flag hanging on the wall behind them.
1918
Bureau of Labor Naturalization Class
Title page of a congressional bill, "A BILL," with text recognizing enrolled members of the Tohono O'odham Nation as U.S. citizens and establishing certificates of citizenship for Federal purposes.
2013
Tohono O'odham Citizenship Act
Naturalization
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