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Black Heritage Stamp Series

The Black Heritage Stamps series exhibit is provided courtesy of the private collection of Thomas Nichols, a Shrewsbury resident. The USPS issued the first Black Heritage Stamp in 1978, with Harriet Tubman as the inaugural subject, and today, it is the longest-running US stamp series.

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What were the Negro Leagues?
by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
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A lesson before dying
Ernest J. Gaines.
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Ma Rainey's black bottom
August Wilson; foreword by Frank Rich.
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Fences
by August Wilson ; introduction by Lloyd Richards.
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Fences
Paramount Pictures presents in association with Bron Creative in association with Macro Media ; screenplay by August Wilson ; produced by Scott Rudin ; directed by Denzel Washington.
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Feed your mind
by Jen Bryant ; illustrated by Cannaday Chapman.
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Who's got mail?
Linda Barrett Osborne.
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