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Page 23
... the other hand there have been three or four sculptors of genuine merit . As early as 1865 Edmonia Lewis began to attract at- tention by her busts of prominent people . Within the last few years the work of Mrs. May INTRODUCTION 23.
... the other hand there have been three or four sculptors of genuine merit . As early as 1865 Edmonia Lewis began to attract at- tention by her busts of prominent people . Within the last few years the work of Mrs. May INTRODUCTION 23.
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... began seriously to consider the mat- ter of escape from bondage . Already in her mind her people were the Israelites in the land of Egypt , and far off in the North somewhere was the land of Canaan . In 1849 the master of her plantation ...
... began seriously to consider the mat- ter of escape from bondage . Already in her mind her people were the Israelites in the land of Egypt , and far off in the North somewhere was the land of Canaan . In 1849 the master of her plantation ...
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... began , and few men who did before that time more for the colored race than our fearless and most sa- gacious friend , Harriet . " F. B. Sanborn wrote that what she did " could scarcely be credited on the best authority . " William H ...
... began , and few men who did before that time more for the colored race than our fearless and most sa- gacious friend , Harriet . " F. B. Sanborn wrote that what she did " could scarcely be credited on the best authority . " William H ...
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... began to be heard in England , and science also began to be inter- ested in the great undeveloped continent lying to the South . It remained for the work of David Livingstone , however , in the middle of the nineteenth century really to ...
... began to be heard in England , and science also began to be inter- ested in the great undeveloped continent lying to the South . It remained for the work of David Livingstone , however , in the middle of the nineteenth century really to ...
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... began to force seri- ous recognition of her talent . Before very long she began to be known as a sculptor of the horrible , one of her first original pieces being a head of Medusa , with a hang- ing jaw , beads of gore , and eyes ...
... began to force seri- ous recognition of her talent . Before very long she began to be known as a sculptor of the horrible , one of her first original pieces being a head of Medusa , with a hang- ing jaw , beads of gore , and eyes ...
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