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James M. Priest
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James M. Priest

1856-1860 Antebellum (1820-1861)

Portrait of James M. Priest, Vice President of Liberia from 1864-68. Priest was born a slave in Kentucky and emigrated to Liberia with the American Colonization Society.

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James M. Priest, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated at desk, [Between 1856 and 1860] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004664350/. (Accessed April 08, 2017.)

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