African-Americans holding open books in front
African-Americans holding open books in front of their barracks at Freedmans Village, Arlington, Virginia, c. 1864-65. Schoolchildren were taught a chant: To Freedomsville we soon shall go/ And there still let the people know/That we have minds that do expand/Beyond the scope of ~Contraband
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13122927
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45382223
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3000px x 1804px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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