Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court
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What Is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Continue reading What Is Juneteenth?
Profile: William Edward Elcha (1885-1939)
William Edward Elcha was an American photographer known for his Jazz Age Broadway photographs of Harlem performers and celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. The Harry Ransom Center has his photographs in its collection. He also partnered with Percy Tappin, and The National Museum of African American History and Culture has a photo postcard from their studio of the Jenkins Orphanage Band from Charleston, South Carolina. Continue reading Profile: William Edward Elcha (1885-1939)
Jim Alexander (1935-)
Jim Alexander is an American documentary photographer, photojournalist, activist, and teacher who is best known for being a “Participant Observer” and his photographs of human rights and black culture. In 1995, he was the first artist selected in the annual “Master Artist” program conducted by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. He would later be inducted into The HistoryMakers in 2006. Continue reading Jim Alexander (1935-)
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