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A group of African American students gathering together.

This advertisement features an illustration of a white planter smoking a pipe, surrounded by enslaved individuals holding farming tools like hoes and providing shade with an umbrella. The image reflects the idealized portrayal of plantation life,…

These are screenshots from the 1982 GMU "The Advocate" Yearbook of the administrative staff at George Mason University, in particular the Vice presidents of the administrative departments. We can see an equal balance of women to men in vice president…

This image from the 1965 George Mason College yearbook reflects a time when the faculty and administrative staff were entirely white. The absence of Black faculty or staff members in this picture and throughout the yearbook highlights the racial…

This is screenshots from the 1965 "The Advocate" Yearbook of the administrative staff of George Mason College in the Office of the Director, Office of the Dean, Office of Admissions, Office of Business, and the college's director. This is to show the…

A paper from a short book describing the purpose of the Krasnow Institute. It states that Krasnow deovted himself for scientific research. He wanted to create an institute to advance human knowledge.

The image is an excerpt from the Harpers weekly in 1886. The image displays the key places in and around Mount Vernon such as Fort Washington, the Estate, the main hallway, the landing, and the tomb. It also showcases the distant view of D.C. and…

Scene with the main character and tiger puppets from a ""Little Black Sambo"" marionette production in New Jersey.

A page from George Mason's yearbook, The Advocate, published in 1971 which displays among others, a photo of a couple in what appears to be blackface. The item well illustrates, the scope of socially acceptable behavior within George Mason, which…

A quick look at one of the classrooms located in what is known as the Katherine C. Johnson Hall but was once the old School Of Science Building