YWCA Camp for Girls (1930) by Addison Scurlock. Image courtesy of the American History Museum, Smithsonian Institute

YWCA Camp for Girls (1930) by Addison Scurlock. Image courtesy of the American History Museum, Smithsonian Institute

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PROM NIGHT From the collection of Barbra Kauffman, circa 1950s

PROM NIGHT
From the collection of Barbra Kauffman, circa 1950s

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FLY GIRL
African American aviatrix Bessie Coleman (1892 - 1926).

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Saturday Matinee | 1941

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A group of African American children dressed in their Sunday’s finest patiently waiting in line in to buy matinee movie tickets (adults $.044, children $0.10). Chicago, Illinois, 1941.

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GENTLEMAN ALIMuhammad Ali shown in classic morning dress: single breasted, one button morning coat, boutonnière, contrasting waistcoat, stripped trousers with braces, contrasting top Oxford boots. Unknown date and location.

GENTLEMAN ALI
Muhammad Ali shown in classic morning dress: single breasted, one button morning coat, boutonnière, contrasting waistcoat, stripped trousers with braces, contrasting top Oxford boots. Unknown date and location.

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HAUNTING BEAUTYimage of a lovely young black girl.Undated.

HAUNTING BEAUTY
image of a lovely young black girl.Undated.

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DIXIE BELLESCentral Louisiana, 1938. Courtesy of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Bob Winans

DIXIE BELLES
Central Louisiana, 1938. Courtesy of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Bob Winans

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STYLE ICON: SAMMY DAVIS JR.

STYLE ICON: SAMMY DAVIS JR.

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A BOY AND HIS CAR, New York City, 1949. Jerome Liebling, photographer. HANG WITH US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | PINTEREST | FLICKR

A BOY AND HIS CAR, New York City, 1949. Jerome Liebling, photographer.

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The Great Northern Migration on Flickr.The Great Northern Migration

The Great Northern Migration on Flickr.

The Great Northern Migration

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Room Service | 1967 Beauty contestants at Hampton House, 1967, Miami, FL Original caption: Negro Queens at Hampton House, Miami tour, August 16, 1967.Credit:  City of Miami Photograph Collection, HistoryMiami.com

Room Service | 1967

Beauty contestants at Hampton House, 1967, Miami, FL

Original caption: Negro Queens at Hampton House, Miami tour, August 16, 1967.Credit:  City of Miami Photograph Collection, HistoryMiami.com

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LADIES & GENTS | 1890s Two African American couples riding their bicycles in the country. African American vernacular photography via Blackhistoryalbum.com FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

LADIES & GENTS | 1890s

Two African American couples riding their bicycles in the country. African American vernacular photography via Blackhistoryalbum.com

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A Soulful Affair | 1930s An African American couple in love. Via Black History Album FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

A Soulful Affair | 1930s

An African American couple in love. Via Black History Album

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Hip Cats | 1947 Portrait of jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill in front of Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem, N.Y, 1947. FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

Hip Cats | 1947

Portrait of jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill in front of Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem, N.Y, 1947.

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