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Photograph of Booker T. Washington and Emmett J. Scott from the tenth annual edition of the Florida Sentinel.

Photograph of Booker T. Washington from the tenth annual edition of the Florida Sentinel.

Advertisement for Daniel J. Cunningham's Family Grocery on the corner of Tarragona and Romana Streets.

Photograph of Matthew Lewey. Lewey edited and published the Florida Sentinel, the first African-American newspaper in the state. Pensacola served as Lewey's base of operations for about 20 years. Lewey also heavily promoted African-American…

Photograph of Daniel J. Cunningham. Cunningham started his grocery business around 1898. By 1904, he estimated his yearly sales to be between $25,000 and $30,000, an impressive amount for this time.

Photograph of Dr. Henry G. Williams. Dr. Williams was one of Pensacola's four black physicians in 1904. He also owned and operated a popular drug store.

Photograph of the Confederate Monument in Lee Square, Pensacola. The panels of the monument mention Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America; Captain Edward Aylesworth Perry; Stephen R. Mallory, secretary of the navy of the…

Drawn image of Richard Allen the Founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. This denomination spread to many locations in the United States including Pensacola.

A newspaper announcement for a service at St. Cyprian Episcopal Mission, led by archdeacon Webber.

An article about a preacher at a African American church and his talk to the community who attend mass. This is an example of how preachers would talk to crowds during their ceremonies. Father Sutton at St. Josephs church is mentioned form Catholic…