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A snapshot of life: New York City, circa 1959.

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

A snapshot of life from New York City, circa 1959. — Source: Rizzuto, Angelo, photographer. African American young people sharing a laugh while riding the subwa...

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Booker T. Washington quote: “The education…

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

“The education that I received at Hampton out of the text-books was but a small part of what I learned there. One of the things that impressed itself upon...

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Portrait of American Sculptor Vinnie Ream Hoxie

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie, an American sculptor, best known for her sculpture of President Abraham Lincoln. The statue was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol Rotu...

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Frida Kahlo quote from letter to Georgia O’Keefe

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

“I’ll be in Detroit two more weeks. I would like to tell you every thing that happened to me since the last time we saw each other, but most of them...

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Portrait of a woman, Brazil, 1880.

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait photograph of a woman in Bahia, Brazil. Taken in 1880. — “Portrait of a woman, Brazil, 1880.” source: Schomburg Center for Research in Blac...

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Anna Julia Cooper: Educator and equality advocate

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Anna Julia Cooper was an example for all and a teacher to many. Born enslaved in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1858, she started school at the age of nine. Nearly...

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Love, Life and Bubbe Wisdom

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

It was Hollywood’s glamor time, and Liza Mendel was Hollywood’s glamor woman. Tall, poised, with a radiating smile, people stopped and stared when s...

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Portrait of Conquering Bear, an Oglala Sioux, 1899

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Portrait of Conquering Bear, a Native American Oglala Sioux (Lakota), 1899. — “Portrait of Conquering Bear, an Oglala Sioux, 1899” sources: Po...

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Charles Young: Short Story Biography

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Born to enslaved parents in 1864, Charles Young grew up in Ripley, Ohio, where the family moved after his father was discharged from the 5th United States Color...

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Yellow Roses for a Lotus Flower

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Historical Snapshots

Shattered nerves and alcohol. That’s what became life for Wilbur Jones, a man once known for his wide smile and many friendships. Back in those brighter d...

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