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Mission Statement: Dawn Spears' intend is to add to America’s history not subtract from America's history known by the majority of American's and the world.
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Original New York Mirror article dated June 19, 1841

Protest tab for segregation practices in the United States Army. President Harry S. Truman abolished racial segregation in the Armed Forces on July 26, 1948 when he signed Executive Order 9981.

 


Greyhound retraction toy bus, a black man is seated at the back of the bus. In 2007 this piece was loaned to the History San Jose Museum in San Jose, CA .

Souvenir "Nigger Head Rock" plate, from Pennington Gap, Virginia. The rock was name “Nigger Head Rock” because there appears to be a silhouette of black man's head carved in the rock. You can see the image on the upper right hand side of the plate. The rock's name was was changed to "Great Stone Face in the 1970's." 


1940 alligator bait decanter and cups



Game is played by throwing a ball through the mouths of the three caricature’s boys. Each boy has a different point under their picture. Whomever has the most points at the end of the game wins.


Whitman's Pickaninny Peppemints unfolded box. Whitman's sold candy until the early 2000's when it was purchased by Russell Stover. Pickanniny was spelled several ways another way the word was spelled is piccanniny.


Union made 1945-1947 Nat'l Negro Congress pin back. To learn more visit http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/3214.html.


P.P. Johnson traveled throughout America in the late 1800’s and collected souvenirs. See adjacent box for his descriptions of the souvenirs he collected.

Adjacent black doll sitting next to box was the only doll in the box which leaves one to believe P.P. Johnson felt that he had collected himself a Little "Nigga" from Florida.

To listen to “Move Them Niggers North” click on Move Them North below. This recording is one of many racist songs recorded by Johnny Rebel.  See adjacent picture of record.

Move Them North

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