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Social life and customs
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Basden, George Thomas, 1873-1944
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Cotton Club
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Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996
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Aunt Phebe, Uncle Tom and others; character studies among the old slaves of the South, fifty years after
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The Sudan : a short compendium of facts and figures about the land of darkness
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Frank Thompson photograph albums
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Nightclubs and theaters
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Among the Ibos of Nigeria, an account of the curious & interesting habits, customs, & beliefs of a little known African people by one who has for many years lived amongst them on close & intimate terms
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Skengas ; The "Maw - Afia."
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