Historical Photograph: W. Beverly Nash

William Beverly Nash

Historical Photograph: W. Beverly Nash

1897

Historical Photograph

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents an 1897 photograph of William Beverly Nash- a formerly enslaved man who later became a Congressman (R-SC). In the photo, Nash is featured from the chest up in a suit jacket and tie.

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The New York Public Library Digital Collections (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture)

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