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"Rev. I. W. L. Roundtree Has Risen From Slavery's Estate"
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"Rev. I. W. L. Roundtree Has Risen From Slavery's Estate"

August 27, 1904 Reconstruction to Present (1865-)

Newspaper article profiling I. W. L. Roundtree, a late-19th century Princeton graduate who was born a slave.

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"Well-known Jersey Leader of Negro Race Has Had Remarkable and Interesting Career--Worked His Way," Trenton Evening Times, 27 August 1904, 12.

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America's Historical Newspapers

Format PDF Item Type Article Newspaper Trenton Evening Times Place of Publication Trenton, NJ
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