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For over forty years, professor and culinary historian Jessica B. Harris has collected postcards depicting Africans and their descendants in the American diaspora. They are presented for the first time in this exquisite volume. Vintage Postcards from the African World: In the Dignity of Their Work and the Joy of Their Play brings together more than 150 images, providing a visual document of more
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Series Book 17 - Authorized Images: Famous Authors Seen Through Antique and Vintage Postcards, Spotlight Edition
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