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African-American Biography

Photographic images and illustrations

Prof. Adelaide Cromwell, Founder of BU’s African American Studies Program

Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-Tex) 1936-1996

James Baldwin (1924-1987), novelist, essayist and playwright

Black biography photographs
Includes links to text, videos and other biographical materials

Associated Press Images Collection This link opens in a new window

Daniel Cowin Collection of African American History, African American Vernacular Photography - Past Exhibition, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Selected Images Regarding African Americans in America and The Civil Rights Movement: African American Studies Research Guide - Michigan State University Libraries
Oxford African American Studies Center: photo essays - Oxford University Press
Pictures of African Americans During World War II - National Archives, Washington DC
Randolph Linsly Simpson Collection - Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven CT

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