Rare and very interesting photos

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"The Lady in Red”: Billie Holiday in Technicolor

Photo by Nat Singerman (1950’s)


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Jet Magazine (1958)

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Color action shot of Archie Moore in 1956.

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Jet Magazine (1958)

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:smh::smh::smh:

They was even jealous of successful black folk who were already deceased. Something ain't right with them folk.
 
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Putting the gun in his pocket? Or taking it out? - This posed photograph, circa 1910, shows two policemen arresting a black youth. It was published as a real photo postcard. At the turn of the century, hundreds of derogatory images of African Americans were produced for sale. Stereoviews, postcards, and posters were available throughout the US. Every conceivable subject was posed and photographed. This image was probably made to portray the superiority and efficiency of the police who were protecting the public from armed African Americans.
 
Second Seminole War (1835–42).

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Ghandi was a racist and hated black folk.
Sounds like self hate to me.

It's unfortunate, but MLK did learn something meaningful from him, to help us.

Sunset from space.
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Having a very difficult time buying this one.:rolleyes:

:lol: @ colonel sanders actually being a real person. wonder how many of those suits that nigga had...

Marilyn Monroe meets Queen Elizabeth II, London, 1956
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so let me get this str8...it's cool for this smut to touch the queen, but when a black first lady does it, CaC's are all up in arms?

them mf's make me sooooooo sick lol
That's funny, dude. It's Colonel Sanders, man, of course he's real! Only white man I KNOW that has fried some chicken.

Yeah, and you guessed it right on the Marilyn Monroe situation.

He sure did, he also added to the propoganda that all africans were sub-human savages.
Had no idea. He must have hated himself a lot, then.

A couple that dived to the Titanic wreck taking a picture on the bow (like the scene in the movie):

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That's a long way down...can't quite buy it.

Medgar Evers body exhumed after 30 years and still in great condition:

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I never understood this. Anyone have any suggestions?

Sam Cooke murdered:

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Hard to see. VH1 Soul ran a GREAT documentary on all of that periods musical stars back in 2010...ain't been able to find it since!

August 28, 1963....

Marchers carrying signs demanding equal rights and jobs. More than 200,000 people participated in the March on Washington demonstrations.

The throng marched to the Mall and listened to Civil Rights leaders, clergyman and others addressed the crowd, including Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Martin Luther King shaking hands with the crowd during the Freedom March on Washington, 1963.

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Not to make light, but ninjas was wearing Gucci back then?

I am peeping dude wit' da "Pork Pie" brim on...

Great pic. Three of THE greatest.

This HAS to be in the people lurking in the background thread...dood is just chillin wit folk...



Sugar's got some HONEYS in his joint!!
Man, don't he! They so bright, I'm blinded.

Holy shit! I had no idea these two cats worked together. :eek:
:eek:Man, who you tellin', but it makes sense because it wasn't that much fast food back then, so if somebody had your idea, it wasn't too hard to find the others.:yes:

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The photograph depicts a white teenager, Joseph Rakes, about to assault black lawyer and civil-rights activist Ted Landsmark with a flagpole bearing the American flag. It was taken in Boston on April 5, 1976, during a protest against court-ordered desegregation busing. It ran on the front page of the Herald American the next day, and also appeared in several newspapers across the country.
And they say the South is more racist than the North? GTFOHWTBS!

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ask black people who this lady is... wait for their response. then, wait for their reaction after you tell them about her.

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Complete mind fuck!

Thanks a lot.

I'm heated!

Over 11,000 patents from her cells & her family isn't getting any monetary benefit from any of it.

proof that blk woman = original woman.

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It's all of this sh!t, right here.

FLORENCE MILLS(January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927), the SINGING STAR of her day, died too soon: she was nicknamed the Queen of Happiness. Talented comedian, dancer, singer and cabaret star. Also, she was a figure of major importance in the Harlem Renaissance.


child star

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Panama Trio (Florence in middle)

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gone Solo


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Florence Mills and the chorus of the ‘Blackbirds’ rehearsing on the roof of the Pavilion Theatre, London....

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some of her shows:

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Florence basks in the glow of a sun lamp in her dressing room before a show in Paris, France (1925):
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Florence and Kid Thompson

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death notice

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1927

On October 25 Florence enters hospital for treatment of a tubercolosis-related ailment but her condition has already deteriorated and even a second operation can't save her. Knowing she is dying, she sings songs to cheer her nurses & manager Lew Leslie
At 4:00 am on November 1st, Florence Mills dies. Her last words were "I don't want anyone to cry when I die. I just want to make people happy, always"
November 6: Florence Mills funeral was the largest Harlem had ever seen. There is a legend that a flock of blackbirds flew over the funeral cortege. In Porter Grainger's words "She has gone to join the songbirds in Heaven". Elaborate plans to erect monuments to her all fizzled out




Her funeral Crowd:

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This is a scan of a photograph taken at the funeral of legendary jazz and Vaudevillian star, Florence Mills (1895-1927). Hers was a very large and well attended funeral.

Her coffin:

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The extraordinary scenes of grief at Florence Mills' death reached an emotional climax in the funeral at the African Methodist Episcopalian (AME) Church, fondly known as Mother Zion. the oldest black church in the U.S., founded in 1796, it was at one time a haven for slaves escaping on the underground railway.

Grave Site: Today

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Florence rests in Woodlawn Cemetery (Arbutus Plot), along with many of her friends and contemporaries including Bricktop, Duke Ellington, Bert Williams, Nora Bayes, Birleanna Blanks, Irene Castle, Hall Johnson and many more great entertainers, especially many jazz greats. Her simple grave is situated on a pleasant tree-shaded hill. Her adored mother, who died in 1931, shares her burial site, which is perpetually endowed.


Portrait of Florence Mills by Alexander Stuart-Hill (1927):

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She look like Tariji P. Henson's ancestor, on the real!

Ku Klux Klan poster (1933)

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I mean...they couldn'ta meant it.

They KNEW they was wrong but just did not give a single fuck!

1960 - Bill Russell at the University of San Francisco

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Straight coolin'...


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In the Tom and Jerry shorts of the 1940′s and 50′s, the only human character was an unnamed lady who was always after Tom (originally named Jasper), a cat, to catch Jerry, a mouse. Radio and film veteran Lillian Randolph provided the voice. The character is considered to be a racial stereotype known as a “Mammy”, a servant or maid of African descent, often overweight, loud, and heavily accented, and this has lead to some controversy. The shorts though, never stated that she was a maid and it is implied that she was the owner of that huge house with the well-stocked refrigerator. Also, the name “Mammy Two Shoes” was never used in the cartoons; it was given years later by the media, as typically only the character’s feet were shown. The shorts would be edited in the 1960′s. In some, Randolph’s voice was replaced with a plain-sounding one, and in others, she was replaced entirely with a thin white woman (voiced by June Foray.) Recent DVD releases have somewhat restored the original character.

As a child watching these cartoons, I had no awareness of the racial connotations. I just found the character completely funny, such as when she threatens to throw Tom “O-U-W-T Out!” I would hate to see this character completely erased, especially since talented performers like Ms. Randolph and others of her time are already nearly forgotten because they were mostly offered only these type parts.

Trivia: The Tom and Jerry cartoons won more Academy Awards (7) than the Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes did (5).
Homage!

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In 1936 a Harlem postal worker and activist named Victor H. Green decided to develop a guide that would help African Americans travel throughout the country in a safe and comfortable manner. The Negro Motorist Green Book (also called The Negro Travelers’ Green Book), often simply known as The Green Book, identified places that welcomed black people during an era when Jim Crow laws and de facto segregation made it difficult for them to travel domestically without fear of racial backlash.

Elders have stated that in those times, you HAD to use the bathroom and eat and do all that before you traveled… because YOU COULD NOT STOP! It wasn’t safe.
Now, this sh!t here let's you know that them muthaf*ckas was just PURE F*CKING EVIL!

Sometimes I just can't, fam...I just can't......

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The MUSE BROTHERS- The two black albino brothers from Roanoke, Virginia is unique even in the bizarre world of sideshow.

They were initially exploited and then later hailed for their unintentional role in civil rights.

Born in the 1890’s the pair were scouted by sideshow agents and kidnapped in 1899 by bounty hunters working in the employ of an unknown sideshow promoter. Black albinos, being extremely rare, would have been an extremely lucrative attraction.

They were falsely told that their mother was dead, and that they would never be returning home.

The brothers began to tour. To accentuate their already unusual appearance, their handler had the brothers grow out their hair into long white dreadlocks. In 1922 showman Al G. Barnes began showcasing the brothers in his circus as White Ecuadorian cannibals Eko and Iko.

When that gimmick failed to attract crowds the brothers were rechristened the ‘Sheep-Headed Men’ and later, in 1923, the ‘Ambassadors from Mars.They traveled with the Barnes circus for a long while. The brothers also toured with Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the 1920’s.

In 1927, their mother tracked them down and demanded their release.

However, the Muse brothers missed circus life, so they returned to show business. During their first year back they played Madison Square Garden and drew over 10,000 spectators. In the 1930’s the brothers toured Europe, Asia and Australia.

They performed for royals and dignitaries, including the Queen of England. George Muse died in 1971, but Willie lived until 2001 and died at the age of 108.
I've seen it all AND to see that dreads was nothin' new, but when it came to equal rights they want to slight you in the workplace due to your natural do.

Boi, stop!

Walker Evans photo of Atlanta’s “Negro Quarter,” 1936

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To tell you the truth, parts of Atlanta still look like that, and fa' sho' looked like that 12 years ago.

THis is bullshit....THeres a white boy in that pic. The owner was also willing to burn that white boy? I call bullshit....
He's a nigga love so he got to get burned too. If they get one of their own, but get you too, it's called casualty of war.

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Thumbnail of a list of dates for major news sites on the worldwide web that have been archived by the Internet Archive. The Internet Archive, is a 501C(3) foundation located at San Francisco's Presidio that maintains a continuous "snapshot" of internet websites. Click on the thumbnail and you will see that in the weeks leading up to the attacks of 9-11-01 something very odd has happened with the archive. There are no archives for the weeks leading up to the 9-11-01 attacks. Notice that before the gap in the archive, in the months before the attacks, the news sites were archived at the rate of every day or every other day, in some cases the sites were archived several times per day. After the attacks the sites were again archived at regular intervals. Proof of a deep and wide antichrist conspiracy is sometimes found not in what is revealed, but in what is covered up. There is something on those news websites that the conspirators do not want you to see. This is an illustration of an Orwellian memory hole.
Just tell me, where does the rabbit hole stop?

That's all I want to know!

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Banner from the 1860 South Carolina convention to secede from the Union: “Southern Republic: Built From the Ruins.”
Ok, Deleware...had no idea!

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this picture is worth many thousands of bison. This photo from the 1870s shows a man proudly standing in front of a mountain of tens of thousands of bison skulls - an iconic American species that was systematically slaughtered by the millions as European Americans settled the west.

The US Army actively endorsed the wholesale slaughter of these animals for two main reasons: to remove any competition with cattle, and to starve Native American tribes who greatly depended on the bison for food. Without the bison, the resisting tribes of the Great Plains would either be forced to leave or die of starvation.

More than a century after this dark period in our history, the bison is making a comeback. After living on the brink of extinction, this American icon is slowly but steadily returning to the Great Plains - one baby bison at a time.
Just fucking GREEDY, SELFISH, AND RUTHLESS and they wonder why nature is phasing them out...

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*shots fired*

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I want to post this on facebook so bad.
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“Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win. If you don’t struggle, damn it, you don’t deserve to win!” - Fred Hampton"

no sir... i'm speaking on Laurel Valley plantation.

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History staring you dead in the face!


i grew-up 10 min or so from here. my ancestry probably goes back to freed slaves from this plantation.

i bring all of my friends thru there... no matter where they from and no matter what race, religion, or political beliefs they may have. lots of them break down (with tears) when they see this place in real life.

also, this place is certifiably haunted, for sure. they say at night you can hear slaves screaming for mercy as they were beaten. some people say they hear kids playing at the lil school and near the church.

there's a story about a slave who escaped this plantation named, "booten." they say he ran away so many times that they beat him to near death with the owner saying that if he survived, he'd give him his freedom. months later, he walked off the plantation. they tried to 'break' him... but he broke them & got his freedom.

the land is private, but the road is public, and you can drive thru but you can't enter the property. these homes and other buildings have survived all the hurricanes that have ripped thru here for 100's of years.

a LOT of movies are shot on this land. i think the last one was "interview with a vampire."
And you have to do this sh!t so they KNOW and don't ever get it twisted for as long as they live.
 
1963 -Workers manning registration desks at the University of Alabama watch as student Vivian Malone enters Foster Auditorium on campus to register for classes. Miss Malone and fellow student Jimmy Hood were the first African American students to attend the University.


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June 1935 - Author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston sitting on a porch in Eatonville, Florida with two musicians, Rochelle French and Gabriel Brown.

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Shadd holds two titles: first female black lawyer and first female newspaper editor in North America. She was one of the first people to push for complete integration and opened the first school in Canada open to all races.

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Putting the gun in his pocket? Or taking it out? - This posed photograph, circa 1910, shows two policemen arresting a black youth. It was published as a real photo postcard. At the turn of the century, hundreds of derogatory images of African Americans were produced for sale. Stereoviews, postcards, and posters were available throughout the US. Every conceivable subject was posed and photographed. This image was probably made to portray the superiority and efficiency of the police who were protecting the public from armed African Americans.

And some of y'all are still in favor of gun control laws ?
 
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