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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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The awakening of Malcolm X
by Ilyasah Shabazz with Tiffany D. Jackson.
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Talkin' about Bessie
by Nikki Grimes ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
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Little leaders
Vashti Harrison.
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Brave, black, first
Cheryl Willis Hudson ; illustrations by Erin K. Robinson.
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Pequeñas laideres
Vashti Harrison ; traducciaon: Mercedes Guhl.
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What color is my world?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Raymond Obstfeld ; illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford.
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30 people who changed the world
edited by Jean Reynolds.
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