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{"value"=>"3294569", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1926-1940", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1926/1940"}
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{"value"=>"Africa"}
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{"value"=>"<p>These scrapbooks (1926-1940) are about the continent of Africa and contain clippings and ephemera from a variety of both African American and mainstream newspapers. Topics include status updates on missionary work, changing perceptions of Africa, anthropological explorations of African culture and traditions, and the effects of World War II on North Africa and Ethiopia. Recurring newspaper columns include status updates from Missionary Review of the World and \"Salt of Wisdom from Africa,\" published in Negro World, \"Lighting Up Africa\" from Louisiana Weekly, and \"Africans Say\" from the Afro-American.</p>"}
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{"type"=>"reel", "value"=>"1"}
- date_start
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1926
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1926
- date_end
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1940
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1926
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1940