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Stop the Party of Hate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A large crowd of men and women standing outside the Republican presidential debate holding signs, banners, and flags. Most of the signs read: "Black lives ...
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Frame 75: Stand up for FDP (Freedom Democratic Party)

Date: 1964
Description: A woman holds a sign that reads "Stand up with the Freedom Democrats." In the left foreground is a police officer, and in the background are more people ho...
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Community Gathering

Date: 05 1924
Description: View of an outdoor gathering of an African American community.
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Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys

Date: 07 11 2015
Description: View from audience towards a band playing on a stage. The men are playing an accordion, guitar, and drums. The man on the accordion is Jeffery Broussard. B...
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Frame 46: Turnbow and Other Delegate on Boardwalk

Date: 1964
Description: In the foreground are Hartman Turnbow and another MFDP delegate. Several men and women outdoors wear badges on their chests, and patriotic banners and fla...
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Protesters Outside the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: View of the front of a line of protesters marching down the street near to the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theater. The group is clappi...
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Fair Housing March

Date: 08 29 1966
Description: Father James Groppi leading a fair housing march.
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Speaking to Protesters Outside the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A young woman on the right is walking in front of a large crowd of protesters. She is wearing a reflective vest and is speaking through a megaphone. The cr...
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African American Temperance Group

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Description: Group portrait of a Loyal Temperance League organization largely comprised of African American women and children.
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Colonel with Soldiers in Panama

Date: 1942
Description: Colonel O'Donnel, a commanding officer for the 14th Infantry, posing with two other soldiers. The three men are outside and there is an American flag behin...
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Webb TB Album: Is Everybody Happy!

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Description: A page from a scrapbook created by Andrew Webb Jr. when he was a patient at the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium from 1931-1934, with images of st...
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Septima Clark and Others at Highlander Folk School

Date: 1960
Description: Three people stand outdoors at Highlander Folk School. From left to right are: May Justus (most likely), Kwa O. Hagen and Septima Clark. There is an Americ...
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African American Troops Return Home

Date: 02 10 1919
Description: Members of the 15th Regiment (Colored) of the New York National Guard arrive home as heroes. They earned the distinction of being the only regiment to neve...
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Charles Steppe with a Horse

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Description: Charles Steppe, the biological father of Lewis Arms, leads a horse down a street. The horse is wearing an ornate bridle and they may be in a parade.
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Students of Eastman School

Date: 05 17 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait of students and teachers of an integrated class at Eastman School. They are posing in front of the schoolhouse, and a flag is displa...
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Rock Festival

Date: 06 30 1970
Description: Elevated view of a man standing wearing a vest, furry hat and headband, American Flag cape and holding a tin of sardines in front of a crowd sitting at a r...
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Wisconsin Worker's Alliance Float

Date: 05 01 1938
Description: The Wisconsin Worker's Alliance May Day parade float. The float has three workers on it with tools and signs read "Roosevelt's Recovery Program: Never More...
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Young Man Holding the American Flag

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A young man in a flat cap and glasses is holding up an American flag. He is standing in a crowd of Trump supporters waiting to enter the rally. An African ...
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Webb Family Album: The Tumbledown Shack

Date: 1920
Description: A page from the Webb family album, compiled and captioned by Andrew Webb Jr., son of Caroline Webb, with two images of friends, an image of the corner groc...
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Neighborhood House Album: Playtime

Date: 1925
Description: Page from an album kept by Neighborhood House, with images of infants and young children being cared for at the settlement house, including a group outside...

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