Gwendolyn Brooks in 1950. She was the first Black American to win a Pulitzer Prize. She wrote poetry that captured the beauty and struggle of Black life without apology.

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Melba Roy Mouton appreciation post

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My Great Grandmother’s Portrait probably taken sometime in the 1920s

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My grandma in 1947!

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Dame Maggie Smith 1950s

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Nichelle Nichols (Original Uhura from Star Trek), 60's

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My grandmother late 1960s

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Natalie Wood photographed by Bill Ray, 1963

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Thurgood Marshall leaving Federal Court after the court ruled Autherine Lucy to be admitted to the University of Alabama. Lucy was later expelled (by the university) for her own safety due to riots and outrage, Birmingham, 1956

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In 1982, Susie Phipps-Guillory sued Louisiana to be legally considered white after learning her birth certificate said “colored” because she was 3/32 Black. She lost and the state refused to change her birth certificate.

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World War II, 1940s: The Pictures They Don't Often Show...

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At my desk hardly working, 1984

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In 1913, Sarah Rector, a 10-year-old black girl received a land allotment of 160 acres in Oklahoma. The best farming land was reserved for whites, leaving her with a barren plot. Oil was discovered & she became one of the country's first black millionaires.