"William R. Carter, government pharmacist for 40 years... As [a] laboratory aide in the Food and Drug Administration of the Federal Security Agency, he is entrusted with the job of preparing media for testing the sterility of bandage material."

Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson in Japan, 05/22/1953

Feb 2nd, 2012

Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson in Japan, 05/22/1953

"Lt.(jg.) Harriet Ida Pickens and Ens. Frances Wills, first Negro Waves to be commissioned.", 12/21/1944

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"Lt.(jg.) Harriet Ida Pickens and Ens. Frances Wills, first Negro Waves to be commissioned. They were members of the final graduating class at Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School (WR) Northampton, MA.", 12/21/1944

Photograph of African-American Women with Brooms of Bambusa, 09/29/1899

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Photograph of African-American Women with Brooms of Bambusa, 09/29/1899

Colors of The Famous 369th Infantry in Parade in New York City, 02/17/1919

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Colors of The Famous 369th Infantry in Parade in New York City. Colors of the famous 369th Infantry [African American] troops of New York that have been decorated by the French Government.

"Basic and advanced flying school for Negro Air Corps cadets, Tuskegee, Alabama", 01/1942

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"Basic and advanced flying school for Negro Air Corps cadets, Tuskegee, Alabama... In the center is Capt. Roy F. Morse, Air Corps... He is teaching the cadets how to send and receive code.", 01/1942

Jimmy Carter with Hank Aaron, 08/15/1978

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Jimmy Carter with Hank Aaron, 08/15/1978

Miss Josephine Baker sings the National Anthem as the finale to the show, 05/17/1943

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"Miss Josephine Baker, popular stage performer, sings the National Anthem as the finale to the show held in the Municipal Theater, Oran, Algeria, N. Africa. The band is directed by T/Sgt. Frank W. Weiss.", 05/17/1943

Photograph of Thurgood Marshall, 06/13/1967

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Photograph of Thurgood Marshall, 06/13/1967

Richard M. Nixon presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Duke Ellington., 04/24/1969

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Pictured: Duke Ellington, Richard M. Nixon. Subject: Entertainers.

Photograph of a Drummer Boy with the United States Colored Infantry

Feb 2nd, 2012

Photograph of a Drummer Boy with the United States Colored Infantry

Deck of gunboat "Hunchback" on James River, Va, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865

Feb 2nd, 2012

Deck of gunboat "Hunchback" on James River, Va, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865

World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali attends the sect's service to hear Elijah Muhammad, 03/1974

Feb 2nd, 2012

World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a black Muslim, attends the sect's service to hear Elijah Muhammad deliver the annual savior's day message in Chicago. The city is headquarters for the black Muslims. Their $75 million empire incl

Frederick Douglass, ca. 1879

Feb 2nd, 2012

Frederick Douglass, ca. 1879

Harvey Thaxton, 64, a retired miner. The picture on the wall shows him in World War II uniform with his wife, now dead, 04/1974

Feb 2nd, 2012

Harvey Thaxton, 64, lives with his mother in Rhodell, West Virginia (see picture #14030), near Beckley. A retired miner, he used black lung money to buy whiskey and paint the wall in the picture red. He receives a monthly benefit in addition to

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