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20 Years on the Chain Gang? Angelo Herndon Must Go Free!

1935

African American history · place not specified

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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.

Pamphlet consisting of black ink on white paper. A white judge drags a black man along by a rope around his neck. An arm labeled "I.L.D." wields a knife to sever the rope.

Catalog date
1935
Recorded subjects
African American; Activism; Justice; Labor; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2010.55.60

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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