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Negroes leave for Rock Island (

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Creator

Galesburg Evening Mail

Title

Negroes leave for Rock Island

Description

Newspaper article about African Americans from Galesburg traveling to Rock Island to celebrate the anniversary of emancipation.

Date

08-06-1914

Collection

Knox College

	Location	Galesburg , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 56′ 34.8″ N, 90° 22′ 15.6″ W
	Established	1837
	Website	www.knox.edu
	Authority file	: Q669442 ISNI: 0000000419368104

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Knox College as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Illinois Digital Heritage Hub.

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