Afro History

Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Jackie Robinson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jackie Robinson swinging a bat in Dodgers uniform, 1954. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Jackie Robinson and his son David Being Interviewed at the “March on Washington” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Jackie Robinson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Booker T. Washington, half-length portrait, seated (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: WASHINGTON, BOOKER T. Digitally retouched. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Anthony Benezet instructing colored children Français : Anthoine Bénézet instruisant des enfants de couleur (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Am I not a man emblem used during the campaign to abolish slavery. The image is from a book from 1788, so there can be no effective copyright. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Tiger Woods stand in front of the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard during the ending ceremony preceding the inaugural Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am Tournament, part of the AT&T National PGA Tour event, July 4, 2007, at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD. The tournament event is in honor of soldiers and military families. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Actor Sidney Poitier receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on August 12, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Portrait of Josephine Baker, Paris (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Milwaukee Braves outfielder and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron in a 1960 issue of Baseball Digest. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron at the 2008 All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade. © Rubenstein, photographer Martyna Borkowski (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hank Aaron’s Hall of Fame plaque (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hank Aaron’s jersey worn when he broke Babe Ruth’s record. 03:09, 23 May 2005 . . Googie man . . 270×382 (24,156 bytes) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Booker T. Washington, half-length portrait, seated (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: WASHINGTON, BOOKER T. Digitally retouched. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Booker T Washington” – NARA – 559045 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Matthew Henson, American explorer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Hattie McDaniel (center), Chairman of the Negro Division of the Hollywood Victory Committee, takes time off from rehear – NARA – 535875 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)