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Thomson Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina, ca. 1925, Laura Bragg papers, South Carolina Historical Society. This building served as headquarters of the Charleston Free Library 1931-35.

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"Plowing in South Carolina," 1866, sketch by James E. Taylor,Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, courtesy of Library of Congress.

A representation of the sugar-cane and the art of making sugar, West Indies, engraved by John Hinton,1749, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Slave market in Pernambuco, Brazil, drawing by Augs. Earle, engraving by Francis Edward Finden,1824, courtesy of the Library of Congress. The engraving was included in the journal of Maria Graham’s voyage to Brazil from 1821-23.

"Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch Man-of-War," 1619, illustration in Harper’s Monthly, 1901, courtesy of Library of Congress. The enslaved Africans depicted in this painting were reportedly the first to arrive in English North America in 1619.

Iron mask, collar, leg shackles and spurs used to restrict slaves, woodcut by Samuel Wood,1807, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Leaflet urging picketers to participate in an economic boycott of American Tobacco Company products, issued by the FTA-CIO, ca. 1945, New York City, New York, courtesy of Avery Research Center.

Publicity flyer asking the public to boycott American Tobacco Company products, listing union demands and specific products.

“Bulletin to Regional Directors,” Harold J. Lane to FTA International Vice Presidents, Regional Directors, et. al, November 2, 1945, Isaiah Bennett Papers (AMN 1056), Folder 10, Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture.

Letter from Harold J. Lane detailing strike activities against the American Tobacco Company and calling union members to action.

Former Cigar Factory, Charleston, South Carolina, ca. 1980, courtesy ofNational Register of Historic Places Program, South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Cigar Factory, ca. 1980, Charleston, South Carolina, courtesy ofNational Register of Historic Places, South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

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