african american

1944

From "Chase, Jack Negro Boxer" folder. From back of photograph: "Jack Chase and Mgr. John Kelloff." Photograph of Jack Chase standing with his manager in a doorway. Both Chase and his manager,...

1944

From "Nelson, Frankie Negro Boxer" folder. From back of photograph: "Frankie Nelson." Photograph of African American boxer Frankie Nelson, standing. His gloves are on and he looks ready to...

1941

Dorothea Lange's personal copy

n.d.

DAVID & CARLA // CARLA: I think it's impossible to be blind to race. I think anybody who claims to be colorblind, I think anyone who claims their children are colorblind, is absolutely...

12/03/68

Photo depicts: A crowd of primarily African-Americans, and some whites, clap and cheer in response to an African-American speaker who's standing at a podium with a microphone.

CA. 1943
1940-1945

photographs. Description: a-h eight black and white photographs dealing with the gardening and eating facilities.

1-u fourteen black and white photographs showing Oak Knoll Hospital...

07/15/68

Photograph of the Court House, with a large crowd assembled in front of it. There is a large white banner in the right part of the photograph, but it is not readable. Several members of the...

07/16/68

Photograph of the front facade of the Alameda County Court House. The caption read: "Black Panthers Stand Courthouse Watch Following Rally: Some 250 others paraded with banners asking...

07/17/68

Clipping on the back of photo reads--"Aug. 23, 1989-Black Panthers march in Oakland in 1968 to protest arrest and trial of Newton for slaying of Oakland police officer..." Photo shows...

c.1935
Richmond|All Night Movie Theatre
c.1942

Approx. 1.5 inches of the top of the negative have been cut off.

1984

Poster has a black background with white image and text. On the left is a black and white photograph of Whoppi Goldberg wearing a housecoat and bending forward. The poster has large text that...

c. 1966

Poster has a pixelated image of an African-American soldier sitting among foilage holding a large machine gun. Printed over the image in red is, "Vietnam means death to the brothers...bring...

1980

Poster has a black background with the silhouette of a face in white. The poster reads in white, "Becoming Visible/ The First Black Lesbian Conference/ San Francisco Women's Building/ October 17-...

1980

Poster has a black background with the front of a woman's face in the center. Around the face in white is "Becoming The bottom edge has "The First Black Lesbian Conference San Francisco Women's...

c. 1968

Poster has a black and white photograph of a man throwing his head back in laughter. The man has on glasses and a light colored shirt. On the right is "There will come a time when the American...

1964

Small poster with a red bar at the top and bottom edge. In the center is a black and white photograph of a woman in profile wearing black dress and pearls. The poster reads from top to bottom,...

1969

Poster has an image of a man wearing a tie holding one arm behind his head with his hand in a fist. The image is repeated overall in black and white and brown and black. The poster reads, Mell...

c. 1970

Poster has a large black panther in the center. The poster reads in large black letters, "An Attack Against One Is An Attack Against All/ The Slaughter of Black People Must Be Stopped! By Any...

1972

Poster is printed on green cardstock with text that fades from white to yellow to pink. The top right has a drawing of a girl with two ponytails. The poster reads from top to bottom, "Local 912...

c. 1968

Poster has a black and white background of a skyline with trees. The center of the poster reads, "Admission Free/ Big Afro American Thing." Below is "The Soul Injection and the Emotions/ Farragut...

c. 1975

Poster has a black and white line drawing along the right edge of a mask and statue. The top of the poster reads, "Black Students of Sacramento State College Presents Black Cultural Week/ May, 11...

1969

Poster has a black and white photograph of a man wearing a white turtleneck with a blue and white star headband and red feather. Above him is "The Vanishing American" in large black letters.

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