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Toolbox LibraryTrainingThe Making of African American Identity: Volume II, 1865-1917
The Making of African American Identity: Volume II, 1865-1917
Topic: FreedomTopic: IdentityTopic: InstitutionsTopic: PoliticsTopic: Forward
Topic: Identity
Toolbox Overview: The Making of African American Identity: Volume II, 1865-1917
Resource Menu: Identity
Text 1. Charles W. Chesnutt
Text 2. W.E.B. Du Bois
Text 3. Self Image
Text 4. Public Image
Text 5. Racial Identity
Text 6. History
Text 7. Culture
Text 8. Africa
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8.  Africa
- Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, "The American Negro and His Fatherland," address, 1895
- Leigh Richmond Miner, photographs reflecting African traditions at Penn School, St. Helena Island, S.C., early 1900s
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Turner address: PDF file*
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/freedom/text8/turner.pdf

Miner photographs: PDF file*
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/freedom/text8/miner.pdf


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Brief biography of Turner, from Documenting the American South

Biography of and 1860s documents relating to Rev. Turner, from PBS

Brief intro to Penn School, from the website of Beaufort County, S.C.

Website of the Penn School National Historic Landmark District

African American History and Literature, 1865-1917: Online Resources



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