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Colonization Timeline Part 2
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Colonization Timeline Part 1
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Black Lives Matter March 2020
Black Lives Matter March 2020
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The Liberty Theatre
Photo of the Liberty Theatre
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William Spencer's House
Photo of William Spencer's House
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Ma Rainey's House
Photo of Ma Rainey's House.
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Piano from the Original 4th Avenue Public Library
This piano was originally from the 4th Avenue Public Library and is now held at the Mildred L. Terry Public Library. Community members, including soldiers, helped move this piano from the 4th Avenue Public Library to the new Mildred L. Terry Public Library location.
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Zeb Pike by Augusta Stevenson. Book returned 45 years late to Mildred L. Terry Public Library.
Georgia Clarke returned this book borrowed from the 4th Avenue Library 45 years late. It is currently held at the Mildred L. Terry Public Library. The event was featured in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on Friday, May 9th, 2003.
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Mildred L. Terry Historical Book Collection
This is a photo of the historical book collection from the 4th Avenue Library, currently held at the Mildred L. Terry Public Library.
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Mildred L. Terry Mural by Najee Dorsey
A photo of a mural created by Najee Dorsey. It is a prominent feature at Mildred L. Terry Public Library, honoring the history of the library and its place in the community.
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Thomas Brewer
Photograph of Thomas Brewer, founder of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter in Columbus, Georgia. He looks left and smiles widely., Brewer, a physician, spearheaded the drive for racial equality in Columbus from the 1920s until his assassination on February 18, 1956, which was widely believed to have resulted from his political activism. Brewer, whose death had a considerable impact on local race relations, is recognized as a national civil rights movement martyr.
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Primus E. King
Photograph of Primus E. King holding a reparation check. He faces forward and smiles. In 1977 the Democratic Executive Committee of Muscogee County, Georgia, as mandated by Federal Judge T. Hoyt Davis in 1945, presented a check for $324.70 to Primus E. King. The court awarded the money to King in reparation for the denial of his right to vote in a 1944 Democratic primary. King, an African American duly registered to vote in Georgia, sought to cast a ballot at the Muscogee County Courthouse in Columbus in the Democratic Party's primary election. Shortly after entering the courthouse, King was roughly turned away by a law officer who escorted him back out to the street.
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Postcard of Eleventh and Broad Downtown Columbus in 1895
Postcard of Eleventh and Broad Downtown Columbus in 1895
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Postcard of 1011 Broadway
Postcard of 1011 Broadway
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Postcard of Muscogee County Courthouse
Postcard of Muscogee County Courthouse
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Postcard of "St. Elmo." Columbus, Ga.
Front: Picture of "St. Elmo." Columbus, Ga. Back: Note on left: Do write to me. And color me a picture. Love Mammy. Addressed to Margaret Leonend Macon, GA
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Fort Benning and Lawson Field
A pamphlet describing Fort Benning and Lawson Field
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Fort Benning "Home of the Infantry"
A pamphlet describing Fort Benning.
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Columbus, Georgia: The Place With the Power and the Push
A pamphlet describing the history of Columbus and emphasizing Columbus's power and influence.
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Postcard of a Diorama of the CSS Muscogee at the Confederate Naval Museum, Columbus, Georgia
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Photograph of Mildred L. Terry at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia
Photograph of Mildred L. Terry, African American librarian, at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia's first African American library.
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Photograph of a Group of African Americans at the Fourth Avenue Library in Columbus, Georgia
A photograph of a group of African Americans sitting around a table at the Fourth Avenue Library in Columbus, Georgia. Founded in 1953, it was Columbus' first library for African Americans.
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Photograph of Mildred L. Terry Showing John R. Bannister a Book in the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia
Photograph of African American librarian Mildred L. Terry showing John R. Bannister, director of the library, a book in the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia. Founded in 1953, the Fourth Avenue Library was Columbus' first library for African Americans.
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Photograph of Mildred L. Terry and a Group of Women at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia
A photograph of women including Mildred L. Terry sitting around a table at the Fourth Avenue Library, Columbus, Georgia, the city's first library for African Americans
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Postcard of View from Bridge over Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA
Postcard of View from Bridge over Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA