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Swagger (circa 1947). Glamour Vintage Noir, Vintage Mode, Vintage 1950s, Vintage Style, Danny Zuko, Mode Masculine, Sharp Dressed Man, Well Dressed Men, Vintage Outfits

Glamour Vintage Noir

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Well Dressed Men

Vintage Outfits

Swagger (circa 1947).

Jennifer Withers

Jennifer Withers

Black History Album .... The Way We Were Vintage Children Photos, Vintage Pictures, Kids Photos, 1940s Photos, Vintage Photographs, Black White Photos, Black And White Photography, Jamel Shabazz, Photos Originales

Vintage Children Photos

Vintage Pictures

Vintage Photographs

Black White Photos

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Photos Originales

Black History Album .... The Way We Were

Dashing gents, 1904 George Walker, American Photo, American Fashion, American Story, Vintage Black Glamour, Vintage Glam, Black Actors, Black History Facts

American Fashion

Vintage Black Glamour

Black History Facts

Dashing gents, 1904

Kristine ✵

File:Mis Gladys Theus, one of the fastest and most efficient welders at the Kaiser Company Permanente Metals Corporation... - NARA - 196355.... Women In History, Black History, Women Welder, Rosie The Riveter, Great Women, Amazing Women, Welders, Vintage Beauty, Vintage Life

Women In History

Rosie The Riveter

File:Mis Gladys Theus, one of the fastest and most efficient welders at the Kaiser Company Permanente Metals Corporation... - NARA - 196355....

Names Unknown (1916) little girl looks just like her father, so cute. American Women, American Vintage, Vintage Portraits, Afro Punk, Black Families

American Vintage

Vintage Portraits

Names Unknown (1916) little girl looks just like her father, so cute.

Sybil Lewis appeared in many Black American films Jane Birkin, Hollywood Glamour, Old Hollywood, Classic Hollywood, Hollywood Fashion, Black Art, Divas

Hollywood Glamour

Classic Hollywood

Hollywood Fashion

Sybil Lewis appeared in many Black American films

An African American woman sitting on car bumper, Shreveport, Louisiana, circa 1931. The Burns Archive African American Fashion, African American History, American Beauty, Native American, Portraits, African Diaspora, Southern Belle

African American Fashion

African American History

American Beauty

Native American

African Diaspora

An African American woman sitting on car bumper, Shreveport, Louisiana, circa 1931. The Burns Archive

Sarah Rector--By the age of 10, she became the richest Black child in America. She received a land grant from the Creek Nation as part of reparations. Soon after, oil was discovered on her property. By 1912, the revenue from this oil was $371,000 per year (roughly $6.5 million today). Despite various attempts to steal her land and fortune, Sarah resisted. She went on to attend Tuskegee University and eventually settled in Kansas City, Missouri where her mansion still stands. Missouri, Black History Month, World History, Family History, Black Kids, Black Child, Young Black

Black History Month

Sarah Rector--By the age of 10, she became the richest Black child in America. She received a land grant from the Creek Nation as part of reparations. Soon after, oil was discovered on her property. By 1912, the revenue from this oil was $371,000 per year (roughly $6.5 million today). Despite various attempts to steal her land and fortune, Sarah resisted. She went on to attend Tuskegee University and eventually settled in Kansas City, Missouri where her mansion still stands.

Vivien Thomas- During the 1940’s he rose above racism and poverty to become a pioneer in cardiac surgery. Strange History, Thomas Alva Edison, The Jackson Five, Photo Star, By Any Means Necessary, Oldschool, We Are The World

Strange History

Thomas Alva Edison

The Jackson Five

By Any Means Necessary

We Are The World

Vivien Thomas- During the 1940’s he rose above racism and poverty to become a pioneer in cardiac surgery.

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Hollywood Stars

Black Culture, redefinedcool: Black Cowboy Clean

Jesse Eugene Russell | ..African American inventor who brought the world cell phones. Trained as an electrical engineer at Tennessee State University, at 63, Russell is recognized globally as a thought-leader, technology expert and innovator of wireless communications. He has more than 30 years experience in advanced wireless communications and is the recognized father of digital cellular technology. African American Inventors, Kings & Queens, Einstein, Today In History, Black Pride

African American Inventors

Today In History

Jesse Eugene Russell | ..African American inventor who brought the world cell phones. Trained as an electrical engineer at Tennessee State University, at 63, Russell is recognized globally as a thought-leader, technology expert and innovator of wireless communications. He has more than 30 years experience in advanced wireless communications and is the recognized father of digital cellular technology.

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"Self Made Millionaire" Was one of the first Black American inventors admitted into the National inventors Hall of Fame. Percy Julian specialized in making drugs and medications from plants. As a young college student bound for DePauw, Percy Julian watched his family standing on the stations platform. His Grandfather, a former slave freed by the 13th Amendment, waved a hand missing two fingers, cut off as punishment for learning to write. Depauw, Two Fingers, Before Us

"Self Made Millionaire" Was one of the first Black American inventors admitted into the National inventors Hall of Fame. Percy Julian specialized in making drugs and medications from plants. As a young college student bound for DePauw, Percy Julian watched his family standing on the stations platform. His Grandfather, a former slave freed by the 13th Amendment, waved a hand missing two fingers, cut off as punishment for learning to write.

So much for those saying Black people never contribute to American society. Black History Inventors, Black Power, Master Of The Universe, History Quotes, History Books, Believe

Black History Inventors

Master Of The Universe

So much for those saying Black people never contribute to American society.

Dasha Sprouts

Self hatred such a disgusting thing Azelia Banks did it too What's Going On, History Facts, Black Is Beautiful, Black People, Awakening

What's Going On

Black Is Beautiful

Self hatred such a disgusting thing Azelia Banks did it too

How Blacks have Irish Last Names | Ever wonder how a lot of African Americans & Caribbean have Irish last names? Is not because of Irish slave owners, no erase that foolishness……don’t think Gone With The Wind and the O’Hara plantation. What a lot of people don’t know is that Irish were slaves too, hundreds of thousands were sent to work in the West Indies and they blended with the black slaves thus we have Irish names like McFadden, McDonalds, etc. CLICK to read more Irish Last Names, Irish Slavery, Anthropologie, Interesting History

Irish Last Names

Interesting History

How Blacks have Irish Last Names | Ever wonder how a lot of African Americans & Caribbean have Irish last names? Is not because of Irish slave owners, no erase that foolishness……don’t think Gone With The Wind and the O’Hara plantation. What a lot of people don’t know is that Irish were slaves too, hundreds of thousands were sent to work in the West Indies and they blended with the black slaves thus we have Irish names like McFadden, McDonalds, etc. CLICK to read more

we as Africans have no friends.. respect your African brotha and sista.We are all we have. Women Of Ethiopia, House Of Pain, Found Out

Women Of Ethiopia

we as Africans have no friends.. respect your African brotha and sista.We are all we have.

Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian Woman, Warrior who lived in the 1600s. She was co-founder of Palmares, a run-away slave community (quilombo) that thrived for almost a century. Bravely she fought alongside Zumbi and others defending the freedom of her people and her community. Palmares was eventually overthrown by Dutch and Portuguese colonizers, but rather than return to slavery, Dandara took her own life as an act of resistance. Carmen Miranda, Brave, Brazilian Women

Brazilian Women

Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian Woman, Warrior who lived in the 1600s. She was co-founder of Palmares, a run-away slave community (quilombo) that thrived for almost a century. Bravely she fought alongside Zumbi and others defending the freedom of her people and her community. Palmares was eventually overthrown by Dutch and Portuguese colonizers, but rather than return to slavery, Dandara took her own life as an act of resistance.

Fascinating post about WWII brothels in Hawaii: "Jean O’Hara, spearheaded a strike which lasted three weeks in July 1942, demanding the basic human rights of American citizens. The prostitutes pointed out that their work was vital to the war effort, and they had already collectively purchased 132,000 dollars in war bonds..." Pin Up Vintage, Look Vintage, Vintage Pinup, Vintage Photos, 1940s Pinup, Vintage Woman, Vintage Soul, Vintage Models

Fascinating post about WWII brothels in Hawaii: "Jean O’Hara, spearheaded a strike which lasted three weeks in July 1942, demanding the basic human rights of American citizens. The prostitutes pointed out that their work was vital to the war effort, and they had already collectively purchased 132,000 dollars in war bonds..."

Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883–1969) may have been the first black military pilot in… World War One, First World, Dieselpunk

Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883–1969) may have been the first black military pilot in…

vietnam war ...a disportional numbers of African-Americans were drafted and died… Photo Vietnam, Vietnam War Photos, Vietnam History, American War, American History, American Soldiers, American Veterans, British History

Vietnam War Photos

Vietnam History

American History

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American Veterans

British History

vietnam war ...a disportional numbers of African-Americans were drafted and died…

Col. Charles C. Young was the third African American graduate of West Point, the… Omega Man, The Fallen, Military History

Military History

Col. Charles C. Young was the third African American graduate of West Point, the…

Henry Ossian Flipper (b.1856 – d.1940) was an American soldier, former slave… Racing Club, History Class

Henry Ossian Flipper (b.1856 – d.1940) was an American soldier, former slave…

Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883–1969) may have been the first black military pilot in… World One, World War I, Empire Ottoman, Republic Of Turkey, Pilot Training, Harbin, Fighter Pilot, Historical Pictures

Republic Of Turkey

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Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883–1969) may have been the first black military pilot in…

In 1943, Charles B. Hall became the first black fighter pilot to down an enemy… Tuskegee Airmen, American Fighter, Thing 1, Actors

Tuskegee Airmen

American Fighter

In 1943, Charles B. Hall became the first black fighter pilot to down an enemy…

The Working Lads Institute (now the Whitechapel Mission) founded by Rev Thomas… British Black History, Fosse Commune, Sneak Attack, John Black, Black Men

British Black History

The Working Lads Institute (now the Whitechapel Mission) founded by Rev Thomas…