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Bill Maudlin, For Whom The Bell Tolled

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Bill Maudlin, For Whom The Bell Tolled, Library of Congress, May 27 1959

Political ‘cartoon’ of Arkansas governor Orval Eugene Faubus being held down by the Liberty Bell. The Bell has been inscribed with “Little Rock School…

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Carl Van Vetchen - Photographer, Robert Berks - Sculptor, Memorial for Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator and Activist, Washington, D.C.

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Carl Van Vetchen - Photographer, Robert Berks - Sculptor, Memorial for Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator and Activist, Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, April 6 1949: Photograph, July 10, 1974: Sculpture

Memorial commemorating Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and activist who made significant contributions to the rights of African Americans. The…

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Charles Henry Alston, A Well Fed Nation is a Fighting Nation - World War II Public Health Initiative

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Charles Henry Alston, A Well Fed Nation is a Fighting Nation - World War II Public Health Initiative, National Archives at College Park, 1943

Charles Alston, an African-American artist and educator, created this drawing in 1943. It shows a strong, healthy family (man, woman, and two…

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Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1980 - Patricia Roberts Harris, First African American Woman to Serve in the United States Cabinet

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Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1980 - Patricia Roberts Harris, First African American Woman to Serve in the United States Cabinet, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Unknown

Patricia Roberts showed a drive for excellence from a young age. Raised by her mother in Illinois, she received five scholarship offers to college and…

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DeStaffany Custom Art LLC, Alma Smith Jacobs, Librarian

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DeStaffany Custom Art LLC, Alma Smith Jacobs, Librarian, DeStaffany Custom Art LLC, 2016

A black and white photograph of Alma Smith Jacobs, the first African American to serve as Montana State Librarian. Alma Jacobs began her library…

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Harvard University, Widener Library, Harvard University

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Harvard University, Widener Library, Harvard University, Harvard University, 1920

The Widener Library is the central part of Harvard University's library system. It is the largest university library system in the world. Though it…

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Historic Houston Photographs, Carnegie Library

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Historic Houston Photographs, Carnegie Library, Historic Houston Photographs, 1904

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. Andrew…

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Institute for Colored Youth, 1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle

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Institute for Colored Youth, 1869 - Fanny Jackson Coppin, First African-American Female Principle, Institute for Colored Youth, 1869

Portrait image of Fanny Jackson Coppin"Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an African American educator...She served as the…

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John Clifton, 2001 - Colin L. Powell, First African American Secretary ofState

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John Clifton, 2001 - Colin L. Powell, First African American Secretary ofState, US Department of Defense., 1989

Colin Luther Powell was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African…

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John Phillips, Mississippi Midwives: A Glimpse of Health Care History in the Segregated Community

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John Phillips, Mississippi Midwives: A Glimpse of Health Care History in the Segregated Community, John Phillips, 1929

These three photos were taken during the summer of 1929 in Indianola and Ruleville, Mississippi. The photos are part of a research project focusing on…

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