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First page of typed speech given by Toni Morrison at the New York Public Library

Toni Morrison's remarks at NYPL, 1984
Text surrounding an image of two men sitting down looking at each other. The man on the left is Walk Whitman

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  • Text surrounding an image of two men sitting down looking at each other. The man on the left is Walk Whitman

    Selected Transcripts Introduction

  • First page of typed speech given by Toni Morrison at the New York Public Library

    Toni Morrison's remarks at NYPL, 1984

  • Handwritten manuscript signed by John Steinbeck

    John Steinbeck brief essay, 1939

  • Black and white photograph of the front of a large marble building with large pillars and stairs. There are a lot of people standing and walking by the entrance stairs in the front of the building and there is a large poster hang between the central pillars. The poster includes a photo of the constitution and spells out "CENSORSHIP 500 YEARS OF CONFLICT"

    New York Public Library Discussion: Burning of Books, 1942

  • Flyer that includes information about a Board of Education meeting. At the bottom of the flyer there are the logos of "ACT UP" and "Y.E.L.L., Youth Education Life-Line"

    “Stop Gay-Bashing at the Board of Ed!” flyer, 1992

  • Open spread of the Dorian Book Quarterly periodical. On the left, there is an article titled "Illegal Censorship Practices" and on the right there are two columns following the title of the periodical. On one column there is subscription information and on the right there is a table of content.

    Dorian Book Quarterly, 1962

  • Open spread of magazine on article titled: “The Negro Digs Up His Past" and the bottom half of both pages includes three pictures each.

    “The Negro Digs Up His Past,” by Arturo Schomburg, 1925

  • Text surrounding an image of two men sitting down looking at each other. The man on the left is Walk Whitman

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