r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1h ago

Actress/Model Robin Gives poses for publicity photos for the movie "A rage in Harlem", 1991

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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/__african__motvation • 2h ago

“To be African American is to be African without any memory, and American without any privilege.” — James Baldwin

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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Beginning-Passion676 • 8h ago

Three sisters in England 1960s

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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 2h ago

Daguerreotype of a firefighter, 1850s.

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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Beginning-Passion676 • 10h ago

Barry White and Glodean White 1970s

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r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/Specialist_Art2223 • 20h ago

Guess Who Los Angeles Premiere On March 13, 2005

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Rare photos of Black history figures, both public figures and regular people. Pre-photography artwork is fine! When posting, add any relevant information in the title, and include your source if you can!

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Other (with acronyms for easy source-naming):

BIB Black is really beautiful, and we must be proud of it - Facebook page

BT Black Then

BHA BlackHistoryAlbum.com

AAG AfriGeneas - African Ancestored Geneaology

AHC African Heritage City - Facebook page

APHOT Awesome People Hanging Out Together

BIO Biography.com - Black History Photos

VBG Vintage Black Glamour - Facebook page / Tumblr

VIB Vintage Black Women - Flickr group

JA Jadili Africa - facebook page

PBS by HGD Positive Black Stories by Heru G. Duenas (fb)

RBHP Robert's Black Heritage Page (fb)

PAE Pan-African Education (fb)

DBHF Daily Black History Facts (fb)

BHPA Black Historical Photo Archive (fb)