Bornu
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
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The Color Line William Benjamin Smith
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A Book of Discovery Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
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The Negro W.E.B. Du Bois
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