Contributed on May 07, 2007

By: Faried_88778

I found great inspiration in the lessons from Booker T Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. There were numerous others but growing up these were the people that helped to shape my thoughts.
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One of the most dynamic and innovative figures in American popular music for half a century, "...
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Charmian Reading's portrait of "Mississippi" John Hurt (1893-1966) pictures the celebrated blues...
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Blinded at five, singer composer Ray Charles (1930-2004) learned the rudiments of his musicianship...
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Contributed on December 17, 2007

By: nwilkins

The dramatic impact of this historical photograph is undeniable. In one collective image, through the use of photographic collage, “Emancipation” captures the dramatic record of African-Americans throughout 300 years of history in America.
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Contributed on December 17, 2007

By: nwilkins

The dramatic impact of this historical photograph is undeniable. In one collective image, through the use of photographic collage, “Emancipation” captures the dramatic record of African-Americans throughout 300 years of history in America. Try our in
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Contributed on December 21, 2007

By: nwilkins

Their are 121 images included: http://groups.msn.com/BlackAmerican/_whatsnew.msnw
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The journey of Paul Robeson, a genuine 20th-century Renaissance man who distinguished himself as a...
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The Roots of Virginia Culture will mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia,...
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41st Annual Smithsonian Folklife On the National Mall, Washington, DC June 27-July 1 and Jul...
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