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Young, Black and Victorian: Wonderful photographs of Victorian women of color
Young, Black and Victorian: Wonderful photographs of Victorian women of color | Dangerous Minds
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty - #Maya Angelou Now Quotes, Life Quotes, People Quotes, Faith Quotes, Wise Words, Words Of Wisdom, Image Positive
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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty - #Maya Angelou
Civil rights activist Elizabeth Victoria Spencer being carried away by police during a segregation protest in 1963. Old Movies, Great Movies, Vintage Movies, Classic Hollywood, Old Hollywood, Hollywood Stars, It’s A Wonderful Life, Cinema Tv, Reel Cinema
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Civil rights activist Elizabeth Victoria Spencer being carried away by police during a segregation protest in 1963.
Elizabeth Jennings Graham was a black woman who lived in New York City. In 1854 she was told to get off a streetcar and then forcibly removed by the crew and a police officer. Jennings filed a lawsuit against the driver, the conductor, and the Third Avenue Railroad Company in Brooklyn. In 1855, she received a verdict in her favor and was awarded damages of two hundred and twenty five dollars plus costs. The next day, the Third Avenue Railroad Company ordered its cars desegregated. World History, History Books, History Nerd, Black History Facts, Black History Month, Elizabeth Jennings, Brave, Brooklyn
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Elizabeth Jennings Graham was a black woman who lived in New York City. In 1854 she was told to get off a streetcar and then forcibly removed by the crew and a police officer. Jennings filed a lawsuit against the driver, the conductor, and the Third Avenue Railroad Company in Brooklyn. In 1855, she received a verdict in her favor and was awarded damages of two hundred and twenty five dollars plus costs. The next day, the Third Avenue Railroad Company ordered its cars desegregated.
Beautiful art, strong women: Sojourner Truth, Tania Bunke, Frida Kahlo, Ella Baker, Angela Davis, Octavia Butler, Leila Khalid #feminism #inspiration Angela Davis, History Major, Sojourner Truth, Sojourners, Intersectional Feminism, Power To The People, Girls Be Like
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Beautiful art, strong women: Sojourner Truth, Tania Bunke, Frida Kahlo, Ella Baker, Angela Davis, Octavia Butler, Leila Khalid #feminism #inspiration
Awesome portrait. "African American Girl, Half-Length Portrait, with Right Hand to Cheek, with Illustrated Book on Table." 1899 or 1900. W.E.B. Du Bois Albums of Photographs of African Americans in Georgia Exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900, now in Library of Congress. Black and white #photography Vintage Photographs, Vintage Photos, Vintage Portrait, Calvin Et Hobbes, American Photo, American Life, Vintage Style, African American Girl
W.E.B. Du Bois and the 1900 Paris Exhibition
Awesome portrait. "African American Girl, Half-Length Portrait, with Right Hand to Cheek, with Illustrated Book on Table." 1899 or 1900. W.E.B. Du Bois Albums of Photographs of African Americans in Georgia Exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900, now in Library of Congress. Black and white #photography
Grace Bumbry, an opera singer from St. Louis, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation. She debuted in London in 1959, and with the Paris Opera the following year. In 1961, she was featured in Bayreuth, Germany’s Wagner Festival. The first African American to sing there, Bumbry was an international sensation and won the Wagner Medal. She is credited for paving the way for future African American opera and classical singers. Missouri History Museum Divas, The Windy City, Opera Singers, African Diaspora, Before Us, African American History, Girls Rock
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Grace Bumbry, an opera singer from St. Louis, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation. She debuted in London in 1959, and with the Paris Opera the following year. In 1961, she was featured in Bayreuth, Germany’s Wagner Festival. The first African American to sing there, Bumbry was an international sensation and won the Wagner Medal. She is credited for paving the way for future African American opera and classical singers. Missouri History Museum
Marian Anderson, the elegant and groundbreaking contralto who was the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, was born 116 years ago in Philadelphia. She is probably best known to this generation for singing before a crowd of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being refused permission to sing at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Afro, We Are The World, British History, Native American, Thing 1
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Marian Anderson, the elegant and groundbreaking contralto who was the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, was born 116 years ago in Philadelphia. She is probably best known to this generation for singing before a crowd of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being refused permission to sing at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Grace Bumbry (born January 4, 1937), an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano for many years. She was a member of a pioneering generation of singers who followed Marian Anderson (including Leontyne Price, Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett and Reri Grist) in the world of classical music and paved the way for future African American opera and classical singers. Grace Bumbry, Jazz, A Night At The Opera, Black Hollywood, Cinema
Grace Bumbry (born January 4, 1937), an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano for many years. She was a member of a pioneering generation of singers who followed Marian Anderson (including Leontyne Price, Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett and Reri Grist) in the world of classical music and paved the way for future African American opera and classical singers.
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