African American

1960s

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She turns on the record player and then dances in the living room to…

1970s

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Footage of Willie Tyler (American ventriloquist, comedian and actor)…

1970s

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Footage of Willie Tyler (American ventriloquist, comedian and actor)…

1970s

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Shot of a sign reading “Tuskegee Institute: Founded 1881” and several…

1970s

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Shot of Booker T. Washington’s headstone and a statue of him on the…

1970s

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Footage of Willie Tyler (American ventriloquist, comedian and actor)…

1970s

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Footage of Willie Tyler (American ventriloquist, comedian and actor)…

1970s

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Footage of Willie Tyler (American ventriloquist, comedian and actor)…

1970s

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Here's 1970s footage of an African-American hair salon located in the…

1960s

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Martin Luther King gives a speech reassuring people of their right to…

1960s

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Footage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral. CU on Coretta and family…

1960s

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Thousands of people, both white and black, gather in Washington in 1963…