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Photograph of Mista Lawnge and Dres of Black Sheep in front of WTC towers

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Pereira, Al, American, born 1963

Place

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of Eazy-E in Union Square, NYC

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Pereira, Al, American, born 1963

Place

Union Square, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of Grandmaster Flash at the Chrysler Building, NYC

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Pereira, Al, American, born 1963

Place

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of LL Cool J at the Beacon Theater in NYC

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Pereira, Al, American, born 1963

Place

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

Place

Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall

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Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

The Way of Life of the Northern Negro: Untitled

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Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013

Place

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013

Place

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013

Place

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013

Place

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013

Place

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006

Place

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie

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Cheney, William Haight, 1850 - 1905

Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America

The Seventeenth Annual Convention of the P.P.B.A. of A., Chicago, IL

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Gushiniere Studio, American

Place

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Please, Please, Please / In the Wee Wee Hours (Of the Nite)

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Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006

Place

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of Mae Reeves, Donna Limerick, and family at a wedding

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Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

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Woman at 6th Avenue Cafeteria - Manhattan, New York, 1930's, Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 169.

Place

6th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

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Acting As If - Washington, District of Columbia, 1940's, Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 22.

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

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Newslady Annie - Downtown, Los Angeles, California, 1960's, Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 54.

Place

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

Caption

Like Joe Lewis - In the shadow of the capitol, Washington, District of Columbia, 1930's, Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 93.

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Birdsong Camp at Cleveland, Miss 4-29-27

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Unidentified

Place

Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

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Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

Place

Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

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Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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Unidentified

Place

Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003

Place

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003

Place

Selma, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

Caption

Singer Al Green performing ‘Tired of Being Alone’ during the Kool Jazz Festival at RFK stadium in Washington. July 31, 1976., Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 35.

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Hine, Lewis Wickes, American, 1874 - 1940

Place

Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

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Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936

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Rev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.

Place

Langston, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Mr Isaac Farris Sr., Dr. King's brother-in-law and Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of Morehouse College, seated in audience

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Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

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Seated (left) on front row of picture is Mr. Isaac Farris Sr., Dr. King's brother-in-law. Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays can be seen at the extreme right. Dr. Mays was president of Morehouse College when a young Martin Luther King Jr. was a student there.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Andrew Young addressing he audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Pictures above is Andrew Young addressing the audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Young was one of Dr. King's closest leutenants [sic] and was at his side within seconds after the shots rang out that killed him at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

The Renowned Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth, conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society

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Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

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Beautiful music filled Ebenezer Baptish [sic] Church on this 15th day of January in 1969 as they celebrated the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here we see the renowned Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth, chairman of the music department, conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Dr. Ralph Abernathy addresses the audience inside Ebenezer Baptist Church

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Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Dr. Ralph David Abernthy addresses the audience as Rev. A.D. King on extreme left, and Rev. Conelius [sic] L. Henderson on extreme right listen to his speech. Notice the mixed crowd in pulpit.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America