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1942
Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson
One photograph of Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Monarchs and Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays at the 1942 Negro League World Series.
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1922
Bessie Coleman
One photograph of Bessie Coleman with her airplane dated 1922. Bessie Coleman was born to a family of sharecroppers, picking cotton as a child. She became the first African-American woman (and first Native American) to hold a pilot license by earning...
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1948
Jesse Brown
One photograph of Midshipman Jesse L. Brown, US Navy dated October 1948. Photographed at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, while serving as a Naval Aviation Cadet. Brown was the first African American to complete Navy flight training. Jesse...
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1945
Kansas City Monarchs
One photograph of 1945 photograph of the Kansas City Monarchs Negro League baseball team.
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1921
Tulsa Race Riot
One photograph showing ruins of buildings, including a Black church, destroyed during the Tulsa Race Riot dated 1921.
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Hilldale Athletic Club
One photograph of the Hilldale Athletic Club (informally known as Darby Daisies), a professional Negro League baseball team based in Darby, Pennsylvania. The team would eventually become a powerhouse Negro League baseball team over time. 1921...
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1905
Four prisoners in a chain gang
One photograph of four Black men in a prison chain gang in Georgia dated 1905
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1925
Oscar Charleston
One photograph of Oscar Charleston in his Cuban Winter League Almendares baseball uniform dated 1925. Charleston hit .361 lifetime during his 9 years playing baseball in Cuba. He was elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
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circa 1921
Louis Santop
One photograph of Louis Santop, one of the first major stars in the Negro Leagues. He played for Philadelphia Hilldale.
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circa 1942
Josh Gibson
One photograph of Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays, considered one of the best catchers and power hitters in the history of the Negro Leagues. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Known as the "Black Babe Ruth."
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