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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Took Place in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963

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Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020

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

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Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020

Place

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

March on Washington--Marchers Gathering at the Lincoln Memorial After Walking from Washington Monument Grounds

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Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020

Place

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

March on Washington--Marchers Gathering at the Lincoln Memorial

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Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020

Place

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

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Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910

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

Cabinet card of Mary Jane Hale Welles in a funeral dress by Elizabeth Keckley

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Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910

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This portrait depicts Mary Jane Hale Welles, wife of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, in a funeral dress. The dress is said to have been sewn and designed by Elizabeth Keckley for the funeral of her son Hubert Gideon Welles in 1862, and again worn by Welles at the funeral of President Lincoln in 1865.

Carte-de-visite of Hubert Gideon Welles in outfit sewn by Elizabeth Keckley

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Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910

Photographic print of Charles H. Houston, Jr. as a child on tricycle

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

Carte-de-visite portrait of Margaret Alsop

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Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882

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

Photographic print of Robert, Addison F. and George Scurlock

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Addison N. Scurlock, American, 1883 - 1964

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

Portrait of a woman in graduation attire

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Addison N. Scurlock, American, 1883 - 1964

Place

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

Gelatin silver print of Mary Church Terrell

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Addison N. Scurlock, American, 1883 - 1964

Place

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

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Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

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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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Roots author Alex Haley discusses his great-great-great grandfather, Chicken George, and his twelve-year search for his family roots with assembled Washington, D.C., Cardozo High School students in the school auditorium. Haley also co-wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X. September 13, 1977., Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 62.

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Howard Theater. I used to catch them at the Howard Theater in the fifties when they were performing this song. Just when you thought Ray Charles was going to fall off his seat, he would lean into the mike and really get into the music. They Raelettes were always as fine as they wanted to be. May 17, 1980., Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 45.

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Monique fixes her doll’s hair on her babysitter’s doorstep. I never did find out what her last name was. She was only there for that day, and the babysitter never could tell me the little girl’s surname. I had just finished covering Terrence Johnson going to prison in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. On my way home I saw this child playing with a black doll. That caught my immediate attention because I had just finished reading Simple Injustice, in which Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Clark’s research with black and white children revealed that children of both races prefer white dolls over black ones. So I was naturally glad to see this little girl with her black doll. This is one of my all-time favorite photographs. It won first place in the Beijing, China/Washington, D.C. sister city photography exhibition in Beijing in 1985. I am hoping that the young lady pictured here will see her photograph in this book and then try to contact me. I have this picture framed and waiting for her. September 21, 1979., Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 156.

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Washington, District of Columbia, 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

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Washington, District of Columbia, 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

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Washington, District of Columbia, 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

Place

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Washington, District of Columbia, 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

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Checker players at the corner of Sixth and Q Streets in northwest Washington. March 1974., Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 147.

Place

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Singer Donnie [sic] Hathaway at the Last Hurrah nightclub performing ‘Someday We’ll Be Free’ from his 1973 Extension of a Man album. September 1977., Milton Williams, Moments in Time, 1973-1993 (Nashville: James C. Winston Publishing Co., 1996), 36.

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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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.

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

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C. M. Bell Studio, American, 1873 - 1916

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

Collage of photographs of the Alpha Phi Alpha "Sphinx Club" fraternity

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Addison N. Scurlock, American, 1883 - 1964

Place

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

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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

Color photograph of Eubie Blake and The Reagans

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Unidentified

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Washington, District of Columbia, 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

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray became the first African American woman ordained as an Episcopal priest on January 8, 1977 at the Washington National Cathedral.

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Walter C. Pierce Community Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Williams, Milton, American, born 1940

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Robert (Bob) L. Johnson, president and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), in his Washington, DC Georgetown office in the early days of BET's evolution. June 5, 1981. The channel launched in 1980 and became a full-fledged cable channel in 1983.

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