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My Great-Grandmother (far left) as part of her all-black dance troupe during their ‘Chocolate Kiddies’ tour of Europe in 1925.

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My Great-Grandmother (far left) as part of her all-black dance troupe during their ‘Chocolate Kiddies’ tour of Europe in 1925.

56 years ago today- these 4 students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by US military forces, as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft. May 4, 1970

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56 years ago today- these 4 students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by US military forces, as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft. May 4, 1970

"Israeli Elections" Netanyahu Caricature by Gerald Scarfe, published by The Sunday Times. following accusations of Antisemitism, it was pulled from circulation. January 27th 2013

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"Israeli Elections" Netanyahu Caricature by Gerald Scarfe, published by The Sunday Times. following accusations of Antisemitism, it was pulled from circulation. January 27th 2013

Bass Reeves, the formerly enslaved man who became the first Black deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi and arrested over 3,000 outlaws in the American West

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Bass Reeves, the formerly enslaved man who became the first Black deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi and arrested over 3,000 outlaws in the American West

German Major Josef Gangl taken by an American photographer on May 4, 1945. The following day, he was killed while shielding former French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud, fighting alongside American soldiers and French prisoners against SS forces.

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German Major Josef Gangl taken by an American photographer on May 4, 1945. The following day, he was killed while shielding former French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud, fighting alongside American soldiers and French prisoners against SS forces.

My dad and grandma, 1953

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My dad and grandma, 1953

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At "A Party of Richard Pryor" James Brown brought Eddie Murphy on stage to ask him one question, "Can you really do James Brown?".

Polish flag riddled with bullets in the last days of the Warsaw Uprising, 1944, Zbigniew Brym

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Polish flag riddled with bullets in the last days of the Warsaw Uprising, 1944, Zbigniew Brym

Rare photo of German dictator Adolf Hitler wearing a leather jacket, sometime in the late 1930s.

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Rare photo of German dictator Adolf Hitler wearing a leather jacket, sometime in the late 1930s.

“The Unknown Soldier… The Known Soldier…”, USA, 2014

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“The Unknown Soldier… The Known Soldier…”, USA, 2014

My wife and her brother at our wedding, 1979

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My wife and her brother at our wedding, 1979

February 1st, 1988: A lone parishoner overcome with grief lying on steps to the altar sobbing in her arms after TV evangelist Rev. Jimmy Swaggart's confession of sexual indiscretions during a sermon. (612x404)

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February 1st, 1988: A lone parishoner overcome with grief lying on steps to the altar sobbing in her arms after TV evangelist Rev. Jimmy Swaggart's confession of sexual indiscretions during a sermon. (612x404)

Jane Fonda poses with a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft crew, 1972.

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Jane Fonda poses with a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft crew, 1972.

The last King of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, around 1960. Zahir ruled the country for almost 4 decades from 1933-73. Remembered as a remarkably lenient king, he supposedly never signed a single warrant approving the execution of a citizen for political reasons during his reign (3258x2503)

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The last King of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, around 1960. Zahir ruled the country for almost 4 decades from 1933-73. Remembered as a remarkably lenient king, he supposedly never signed a single warrant approving the execution of a citizen for political reasons during his reign (3258x2503)

This may be my favorite ancestor photo I’ve found so far. Taken around Los Angeles, circa 1910-1915

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This may be my favorite ancestor photo I’ve found so far. Taken around Los Angeles, circa 1910-1915

My parents sometime in the 80s

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My parents sometime in the 80s

Chicago Car Wash, 1924

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Chicago Car Wash, 1924

"No one pushes Russia around!" (2014)

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"No one pushes Russia around!" (2014)

Guevara shortly before his execution, with CIA officer Félix Rodríguez (left), 1967.

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Guevara shortly before his execution, with CIA officer Félix Rodríguez (left), 1967.

My grandmother’s brother a few months before he died in Vietnam 1967

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My grandmother’s brother a few months before he died in Vietnam 1967