AfroFrontierism: Blackdom (1900 - 1930)
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#HōmstedClass Ella L. Boyer | [TWP 13S - RNG 24E / SEC26] December 16, 1918

BOYER, ELLA L12/16/1918656359NMNew Mexico PM013S - 024ENE¼26Chaves

Accession Nr:656359   Document Type:Serial Patent   State:New Mexico   Issue Date:12/16/1918

Accession Nr:656359 Document Type:Serial Patent State:New Mexico Issue Date:12/16/1918

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Support Blackdom Thesis with the Illuminated Baseball T-shirt, our first edition design, in a soft vintage wash. Our women’s tee is lightly fitted. Also available in men’s.

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#NegroColony | Cullman Times Democrat, December 15, 1938

#NegroColony |

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Support Blackdom Thesis with the Illuminated Baseball T-shirt, our first edition design, in a soft vintage wash in men’s fit. Also available in women’s.

Fabric: Super soft vintage feel

Color: Charcoal grey sleeves and heather grey body

Content: 50% polyester, 25% cotton, 25% rayon

Care: Machine wash cold with like colors. Tumble dry on low

Available in Medium, Large, XL and XXL

#NegroColony #CedarFallsHappy | Waterloo Daily Courier December 14, 1897
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#AfroFrontier | #FrontierAlchemy

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$45.00

Support Blackdom Thesis with the Illuminated Baseball T-shirt, our first edition design, in a soft vintage wash. Our women’s tee is lightly fitted. Also available in men’s.

Fabric: Super soft vintage feel

Color: Charcoal grey sleeves and heather grey body

Content: 50% polyester, 25% cotton, 25% rayon

Care: Machine wash cold with like colors. Tumble dry on low

Available in X-Small, Small, Medium, Large and XL

#NegroColony Boston Massachusetts | Bost Post, December 12, 1917

Negro Colony Escapes

#AHAperspective

Warning was issued about picking up explosives after an accident to Clifford Condran, a young boy, today. He picked up a tube and struck it with a hammer. The tube exploded and blew away his abdomen.

An interesting contribution to the list of freak happening in connection with the explosion was made today when it was determined that only one person was killed in the Negro section of the city known as Africville, though it was less than 300 yards from the Mont Blanc. The Negro victim was on his way to town and had stopped to watch the fire. Hope was abandoned today for 60 men who were loading provisions on the steamer Picton at the Acadia sugar refinery at the time of the disaster. There were shells of the ship and when the fire occurred on the Mont Blanc, they decided to put the covers on the holds, though most of them knew the Mont Blanc carried high explosives. As the shock came the pier to which the ship was moved collapsed, a mass of wreckage, and it is believed the 60 men were buried in the ruins.


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• 98% cotton, 2% spandex
• Mid-profile hat with a high-profile embroidery area
• 3″ crown
• Matching undervisor
• Premium Flexfit sweatband
• One size fits most
• Head circumference: 21 ⅝″–23 ⅛″ (55 cm–58.7 cm)
• Blank product sourced from Vietnam
#KuKluxKlan A Free Lecture On "Americanism" | Roswell Daily Record, Thursday, December 11, 1924

#WesternHistory | #AHAperspectives

#FrontierAlchemy

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Illuminated Baseball T-Shirt- Men's (Limited Edition)
$49.00

Support Blackdom Thesis with the Illuminated Baseball T-shirt, our first edition design, in a soft vintage wash in men’s fit. Also available in women’s.

Fabric: Super soft vintage feel

Color: Charcoal grey sleeves and heather grey body

Content: 50% polyester, 25% cotton, 25% rayon

Care: Machine wash cold with like colors. Tumble dry on low

Available in Medium, Large, XL and XXL

#BlackdomOil | #RoswellDailyRecord Wednesday, December 10, 1929

#AHAperspectives | #BlackdomOilCo

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Ceramic

  • 11 oz mug dimensions: 3.79″ (9.6 cm) in height, 3.25″ (8.3 cm) in diameter

  • Lead and BPA-free material

  • White print area

  • Colored rim, inside, and handle

  • Dishwasher and microwave-safe
    • Color rim, inside, and handle
    • Dishwasher and microwave safe