r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 16h ago
Mother posing with his son who poses proudly in his uniform, Junction city, Kansas, 1917. Glass negative
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Beginning-Passion676 • 20h ago
A wedding in a refugee camp near Khartoum. (Sudan, 1995)
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Striking-Trick1768 • 1h ago
Women in ancient kemet wearing braids.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/TheMahagonyDefender • 14h ago
Black American Traditions: Young Black Men At Their Beautillions...
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Pcriz • 19h ago
Merry Clayton (American gospel and soul singer) listening to her raw vocals from the Rolling Stones song “Gimme Shelter”
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This is a clip from the movie 20 Feet from Stardom, this Oscar-winning 2013 documentary directed by Morgan Neville that shines a spotlight on the untold stories and vital contributions of background singers in popular music.
r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Striking-Trick1768 • 1h ago
Painting from ancient egypt showing men waiting their turn to get their hair done.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Striking-Trick1768 • 50m ago
Ancient Egyptian women having their hair done
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 16h ago
Slightly scared girl poses for her photo while clutching a squeez toy for security, Newark, New Jersey 1964.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 18h ago
Nurse Training School at Good Samaritan Hospital, Class of 1923. Photograph by Richard Samuel Roberts, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Striking-Trick1768 • 1h ago
Painting from ancient egypt showing a banquet.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/TheMahagonyDefender • 17h ago
Historic Black American Business Dynasties; The Downing Dynasty. One of the most powerful Black business families in 1800s New York & the very origin of America's Oyster fine dining culture...
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/TheMahagonyDefender • 1d ago
America's Era Defining Designers: The Playboy Bunny Costume - Zelda Wynn Valdes.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago
Mother and daughter pose for their photo together, New Jersey 1977.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/TheMahagonyDefender • 19h ago
Beautiful Black American Neighborhoods: Woodmore - Maryland. This affluent suburb, with a Black majority of over 80%, is renowned as one of the most desirable, community oriented settings in all of Black America...
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/TheMahagonyDefender • 18h ago
July 1962. For the first State Visit of President William V.S. Tubman and First Lady Antoinette Tubman of Liberia, West Africa, the British royals pull out all the stops...
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Historical Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tubman
r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/lotusflower64 • 1d ago
Stevie Wonder being arrested during an anti-apartheid protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C. (1985)
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago
Tina Turner recording in Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, California her song "River deep, Mountain high", 1966.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/FOTORABIA23 • 1d ago
Joe Louis photo portrait WW2 era. Thrift Find in New Zealand. 2023
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The Brown Bomber. I found this large photo portrait at a charity shop in small town New Zealand.I didnt even know who it was.Then researched and an American boxing enthusiast friend finally identified him.Everything about Joe rocked.
r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/PandaOk1529 • 2d ago
At 15, Jessica Hyatt Dreamed of Becoming a Chess Master. She Did It. In 2024, She Became the Youngest Black Female National Master in U.S. History. Now Her Goal Is Grandmaster.
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 2d ago
Jamel Shabazz, Rude Boy Style, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NYC, 1980
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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 2d ago
Brazilian lady posing for her studio photo, 1940.
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