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This is a great site showing a wonderful pictorial history of African-Americans: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackheritage/
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very positive
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wonderful thank you for sharing Blackstar!If you don't fight for what you deserve, you deserve what you get.
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Lovely photos BStar! Still going thru them. I love the ones of the children.Comment
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Glad you're enjoying it.
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In memory of the lovely Ms. Horne, some photos from the site.
<span style="font-size: 8pt"><span style="font-style: italic">Lena Horne conserves fuel.
In Commemoration of the African American men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Memorial Day 2008. </span> </span>Comment
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<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Lena Horne and Eddie (Rochester) Anderson in Cabin in the Sky (1943). The film also featured Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Butterfly McQueen. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Nominated in 1944 Best Music/Original Song Oscar.</span></span>Comment
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<span style="font-size: 8pt"><span style="font-style: italic">Black Hollywood</span></span>Comment
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Here's a shot of Marcus Garvey.
<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Marcus Garvey with Prince Kojo Tovalou-Houenou of Dahomey, called the "Garvey of Africa", and George O. Marke. 1924</span></span>Comment
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Whodathunk it - Charlton Heston was present at the Civil Rights March! :faintweh:
<span style="font-size: 8pt"><span style="font-style: italic">Sidney Poitier, Harry Belefonte and Charles Heston at the 1963 Civil Rights March.</span></span>Comment
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Beautiful, happy family!
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nice pix, Blackstar - lovin the ones u selecting. something about them puts me in mind of Toni Morrison's book, The Bluest Eye, which i think was set in that era of black american life in the 1950s.Comment
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blackstar you have me digging in boxes!Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">nice pix, Blackstar - lovin the ones u selecting. something about them puts me in mind of Toni Morrison's book, The Bluest Eye, which i think was set in that era of black american life in the 1950s. </div></div>
Shame on me - I have not read that book.
Besides the Lena Horne pics, I just chose some random ones that caught my eye. There are so many other exceptional photos on the site - some of them make me feel proud, while others make me feel incredibly sad. I like that the whole range of the African-American experience is portrayed in the pics. It's just a pity we don't have more context for the anonymous subjects.Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">blackstar you have me digging in boxes!</span> </div></div>
It would be great if you could scan them and post for us along with their history. No pressure though; I understand they might be too private for that.Comment
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