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African American man in suit and glasses speaking alongside men in berets

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Six African American men standing in the back of a pickup truck and speaking to the crowd gathered around them at Parade Park.

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American man speaking into microphone at Grand Boulevard

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An African American man is standing in the center of the photo wearing a brown suit and speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard; partially...

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American man speaking into microphone on Grand Boulevard

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An African American man wearing a white polo shirt is speaking into a microphone on Grand Boulevard in the center of the photo; light photo.

Date Published
May-01-1969
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American model bows during a Moda Latina Show

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An African American model bows to the audience during a Moda Latina Show. Two other Mexican American models stand behind her on stage clapping. A...

Date Published
2001
2005
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

African American woman and man in Hospital Hill Run t-shirts

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African American woman and man posing for a photo together. Both are wearing Hospital Hill Run t-shirts and plastic leis and are likely volunteers...

Date Published
May-01-1989
May-31-1989
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

African American woman holding an umbrella

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African American woman holding an umbrella, walking near Central High School, looking over at the camera. She is wearing white pants and a striped...

Date Published
April-09-1968
Member of
1968 Riot Collection

African American woman sitting on a kitchen stool

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Unidentified, African American woman sitting on a stool in the corner of a kitchen. The woman is smiling toward the camera while holding a cup.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Lucile Bluford Collection

African American woman speaking about her poster on phenomenal women

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An unidentified African American woman holds a battery pack to a microphone in one hand and points to a poster on the wall with her other hand titled...

Date Published
May-2002
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

African American woman speaking about her poster on phenomenal women

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An unidentified African American woman holds a battery pack to a microphone in one hand and points to a poster on the wall titled, "Phenomenal Women,"...

Date Published
May-2002
Member of
MANA de Kansas City Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen at Banquets Beyond the Bay with fans

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Ahmad Alaadeen (second from left), wearing a kufi hat, with four unidentified people (one white man, two African American women, one white woman)...

Date Published
February-08-1997
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen greets a fan

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and an unidentified African American woman stand in front of a brick wall at Carr Square Village in St. Louis...

Date Published
May-25-1997
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen greets fans at Banquets Beyond the Bay

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Ahmad Alaadeen (second from left), wearing a kufi hat, shaking hands with an unidentified white man as two unidentified women (one white, one African...

Date Published
February-08-1997
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Alberta Adams

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Blues vocalist Alberta Adams holds a microphone to her mouth with her right hand. She wears a sweater with bead and crystal appliques, rings on all...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Alberta Adams

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Blues vocalist Alberta Adams threads her fingers under her chin. She wears earrings, rings on all of her fingers except her smallest, and blouse with...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Alberta Adams and Johnnie Bassett at the W.C. Handy Awards

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Alberta Adams sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand while Johnnie Bassett stands next to her, wearing a flat cap, smiling, and playing a...

Date Published
May-28-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Alberta Adams at the W.C. Handy Awards

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Alberta Adams, wearing sunglasses, sits and talks on Beale Street, Memphis, for the W.C. Handy Awards.

Date Published
May-24-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Alice Cecilia Willett

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A studio portrait of Alice Cecilia Willett sitting sideways with her ankles crossed smiling over her left shoulder at the photographer. A tropical...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Alice Donaldson hugging a teen girl award recipient

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Alice Donaldson hugging an unidentified white teenaged girl when presenting her with an award during an event to honor the hospital's teen volunteers...

Date Published
September-18-1994
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

All about the fight at the Canidrome

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Tamara Lewis; Jimmie Carson; Joe McCutcheon with Teddy Weatherford; newspaper clippings about the fight in the Canidrome Ballroom that resulted in...

Date Published
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

All bundled up in the snow

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An unidentified African American woman, from her left side, is all bundled up in a winter hat with the brim turned up all the way round and a full...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Allstate Insurance representatives observing a demonstration

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Three Allstate Insurance Company representatives (all white men) observing a demonstration of a medical procedure by an unidentified African American...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Amanda Smith and Bryan Lloyd at the Junior Volunteer recognition awards

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Amanda Smith and Bryan Lloyd seated side by side with a crowd (African American women, white women and men, African American child) in the background...

Date Published
January-01-1989
December-31-1989
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Amazing Grace and Roger Naber at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Grand Emporium

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Amazing Grace walks towards Roger Naber, wearing a suit jacket with animal print cuffs and collar, with open arms during the 20th anniversary...

Date Published
April-24-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Angela Hagenbach sings

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Angela Hagenbach, wearing her hair in long braids and sunglasses on top of her head, closes her eyes and holds the microphone to her wide open mouth...

Date Published
February-22-1997
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Ann Peebles

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Ann Peebles, funk, soul, and blues singer from East St. Louis, Missouri, looks directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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