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The Negro a Beast, or, In the Image of God?

1900

Saint Louis, Missouri, 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 hardcover book titled: [The Negro A Beast or In The Image of God]. The book's cover is red with the title in black text and a caricatured depiction of a Black man. The interior pages, 382 in total, consist of off-white paper and black type.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2010.13

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