Small Bible repurosed into an address book by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A tiny, faux-leather bound Bible repurposed into an address book by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The book holds notes, loose papers, and contact information. The front cover houses a yellowed black-and-white photograph of a young man wearing sunglasses and a short sleeve shirt. On the inside of the Bible is a thick stack of miscellaneous papers. The back cover is heavily worn, cracked, and warped, but still intact.

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