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The Black Washingtonians: The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology

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John Wiley & Sons
HB 9780471402589
$40.00

February 2005

A history of African American life in our nation’s capital, in words and pictures

From the Smithsonian Institution’s renowned Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture comes this elegantly illustrated, beautifully written, fact-filled history of the African Americans who have lived, worked, struggled, prospered, suffered, and built a vibrant community in Washington, D.C.

This striking volume puts the resources of the world’s finest museum of African American history at your fingertips. Its hundreds of photographs, period illustrations, and documents from the world-famous collections at the Anacostia and other Smithsonian museums take you on a fascinating journey through time from the early eighteenth century to the present.

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