Marc Alexander

English: Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft. Keogh, Montana Italiano: “Buffalo soldiers” (“soldati bisonte”, ossia afroamericani) del 25 o Fanteria; alcuni indossano pelli di bisonte. Ft. Keogh, Montana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Henry Johnson, United States Army buffalo soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Indian Wars. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

An Afro-American Corporal, in the 9th Cavalry. Snow covers the ground 1890. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lake Bomi, Tubmanburg, Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Coat of arms of Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Map of Liberia Español: Mapa de Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photograph taken in about August 1943, when the ship was first completed. This view was retouched by the censor to remove radar antennas, adding the pennant at the masthead in their place. It was then released for publication in March 1944. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Scottsboro Boys, with attorney Samuel Leibowitz, under guard by the state militia, 1932 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The crowd at Scottsboro on April 6, 1931 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.’ (Photo credit: symphony of love)

English: A plaque commemorating the Fifth Pan African Conference/Congress held in Manchester in 1945. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judge Jane Bolin, first black female to occupy a court bench (Photo credit: Wikipedia)