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Boxers Posing with their Coach

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Description: Six fighters in pugilistic poses, in the boxing ring with their coach. The Milwaukee Urban League provided community activities, like boxing, for children ...
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Hank Aaron at Bat

Date: 04 01 1955
Description: Henry "Hank" Aaron at bat during a Milwaukee Braves pre-season game.
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Ezekiel Gillespie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Ezekiel Gillespie. Gillespie was born in 1818 and died March 31, 1892. In 1866, Milwaukee's Ezekiel Gillespie successfully s...
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Family Bike Ride

Date: 2006
Description: Father and two children stopped at an intersection while on a bike ride.
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Obama Crowd

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama greeting supporters at rally.
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Gilbert Brown

Date: 2009
Description: Gilbert 'The Gravedigger' Brown of the Green Bay Packers in partial profile.
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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally.
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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally. Members of the crowd are raising their signs in support.
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Barack Obama Greeting Supporters

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama greeting supporters at rally.
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Gilbert Brown

Date: 1998
Description: Former Green Bay Packer Gilbert "Gravedigger" Brown walks with a crowd of fans.
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Brett Favre at Football Practice

Date: 1998
Description: View through chain-link fence of Green Bay Packer Brett Favre, wearing a red scrimmage jersey, and other players at football practice.
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Michelle Obama

Date: 02 18 2008
Description: Michelle Obama speaking from a podium at the University of La Crosse. A man is standing in the foreground.
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Isaiah Pyant and Wife

Date: 1945
Description: Isaiah Pyant, C.I.O. union member, and his wife sitting on a couch in their home. They are smiling and relaxed and a print of a bouquet hangs on the wall b...
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Line of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A line of predominantly African-American men and women waiting in a line at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). In the b...
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Woman at Leflore County Courthouse

Date: 1964
Description: A woman approaches the steps at Leflore County Courthouse.
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Teacher and Student

Date: 1965
Description: A white volunteer teaches a young African-American boy at a desk in front of a bookcase. Used in a brochure with the title, 'SNCC Summer 1965.'
Newspaper Article/Clipping

African American Men Going To Vote

Date: 1963
Description: Nathaniel Smith and Ernest Morgan enter the St. Francisville courthouse to vote. Three white men are sitting on a porch railing outside of the courthouse.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Freedom Vote Candidates

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Four small black-and-white portraits of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party candidates: Fannie Lou Hamer, Annie Devine, Aaron Henry, and Victoria Gray...
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James Chaney

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Description: Black and white close-up photograph of James Chaney with the caption, "The last full measure of devotion." This image was used in the special issue of the ...
Book or Pamphlet

A Page from "Louisiana Story" Brochure

Date: 1963
Description: Two photographs featured in a "Louisiana Story" brochure. In the top image, CORE worker Daniel Mitchell interviews a potential voter on a porch with three ...

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