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Audre Lorde (1934-1992), ca. early 1940s, as a Roman Catholic schoolgirl, dressed for her First Communion.
September 1939. "Liquor store in Gateway District, Minneapolis." 35mm negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sees off a group of Freedom Riders as they board a bus for Jackson, Miss., on May 24, 1961.
Spelman College graduation.
July 1940. Berrien County, Michigan. "Migrant mother of family from Arkansas in roadside camp of cherry pickers." Our second look at the lady seen here last week. 35mm nitrate negative by John Vachon.
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On April 4, 1968, after news of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination spread, residents of Washington, D.C. rioted, looted, and set fire to portions of the city. Large areas of the primarily-black Columbia Heights, U Street, and H Street neighborhoods were destroyed. The riots lasted for five days, and certain parts of the city have still not fully recovered.
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