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Barbarians In New York City
A New York Advertiser item recounts Ellis Island arrivals, 70 Africans stripped of European clothing, forced to wear regalia, with one man dying from exposure and others removing body parts as mementos. Other clips note centennial fuss and sailors rejecting charity on Riverside Drive.
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New York City
Ellis Island
Big Landing
Wadachazza Kiulali
King of
Dahomey
Chicago
New York Advertiser
Sallare
The
Magicienne
Tartar
Riverside Drive
Sway
New York Evening Sun