Afro History

English: The corner of Press and Royal Streets, where the memorial to Plessy v Ferguson stands (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Side one of the memorial in New Orleans, Louisianna of the Plessy-v-Ferguson memorial located at the corner of Press St & Royal St (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: upclose veiw of the Plessy v Ferguson memorial in New Orleans (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Topeka, Kansas, USA – Monroe Elementary school, where racial segregation was challenged in 1954 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Monroe Elementary School – Brown Vs the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas national historic site. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Topeka, Kansas, USA – Monroe Elementary school, where racial segregation was challenged in 1954 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sammy Davis, Jr. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Scroller’s Club of Kappa Alpha Psi – Wilberforce University (PD) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Kappa Alpha Psi Chapter at Wilberforce University in 1922 (PD) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Former San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Cal running back Chuck Muncie making an appearance at the Fun Zone on Maxwell Family Field prior to a Cal home game against the UCLA Bruins. The Golden Bears won 41-20. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Obtained at http://www.antekprizering.com/01.14.04.html. Picture taken in 1899. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Summer of ’80 Garden Party, Crystal Palace Concert Bowl. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bob Marley live in concert in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 30, 1980 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Bob Marley live in concert, just a couple of years before his death (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London. Sculptor: Ian Walters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Young Nelson Mandela. This photo dates from 1937. South Africa protect the copyright of photographs for 50 years from their first publication. See . Since this image would have been PD in South Africa in 1996, when the URAA took effect, this image is PD in the U.S. Image source: http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela/index.html (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 13 May 1998 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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

English: Political map of the 36 States of Nigeria (English) Deutsch: politische Karte Nigerias (Englisch) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

William H. Hastie was the first African American appointed to a United States Court of Appeals, the Third Circuit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

HON. WILLIAM H. HASTIE – CHAMPION OF JUSTICE – NARA – 535685 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judge William H. Hastie, dean of the Howard University Law School, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War, ca. 1941 – NARA – 535835 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Français : Le général Toussaint Louverture. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Chicago, Illinois. Mr. John Sengstacke, part owner and general manager of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Chicago, Illinois. Copy reader of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Linotype operators of the Chicago Defender, Negro newspaper. Chicago, Illinois (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Chicago, Illinois. Newsboy selling the Chicago Defender, a leading Negro newspaper (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Robert Sengstacke Abbott. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)