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The Way of Life of the Northern Negro: Untitled

1946-1948

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of two African American girls seated at a table with their hands together in prayer, and at the right side of the image the hands of a standing nun are also together in prayer. In the background another three African American children are sitting and praying.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2009.24.32

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