Museum object · Racist and Stereotypical Objects
The Negro a Beast, or, In the Image of God?
1900
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A hardcover book titled: [The Negro A Beast or In The Image of God]. The book has a red cloth binding. The title appears in black text on the front cover, surrounding a caricatured depiction of a Black man. There are 382 interior pages of black ink printed on off-white paper with multiple illustrations.
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Catalog reference: 2010.1.260