Collection Protest at the People's House
For more than a century, thousands of Americans have gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to exercise...
Pages from the St. John's Church Baptism Register showing African American babies.
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- St. John's Church
Pages from the St. John's Church Baptism Register showing African American babies.
Pages from the St. John's Church Baptism Register showing African American babies.
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