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William Ringgold, air force military police
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William Ringgold, air force military police

William Ringgold in military uniform
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William Ringgold in military uniform

Headshot of Raymond Ringgold in uniform
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Headshot of Raymond Ringgold in uniform

Outbuildings of Old Home Place for Ringgolds
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Outbuildings of Old Home Place for Ringgolds

Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas
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Muriel Lucretia Ringgold Thomas

Airlee Ringgold third grade school portrait
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Airlee Ringgold third grade school portrait

Kent Education Association Christmas Semi-Formal invitation
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Kent Education Association Christmas Semi-Formal invitation

Shirley Cann Hamilton and members of her wedding party Florence Freeman Briscoe and Blondine Cann
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Shirley Cann Hamilton and members of her wedding party Florence Freeman Briscoe and Blondine Cann

Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s
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Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s

Calvert Street, ( Santiago) Original restaurant site, taxi stand of Charlie Graves circa 1950’s
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Calvert Street, ( Santiago) Original restaurant site, taxi stand of Charlie Graves circa 1950’s

View to entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club Restaurant and Bar, Circa 1956
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View to entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club Restaurant and Bar, Circa 1956

Front view of entrance to Charlie Graves dance hall and bar, Circa 1956
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Front view of entrance to Charlie Graves dance hall and bar, Circa 1956

Charlie Graves in office of Uptown Club, circa 1954
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Charlie Graves in office of Uptown Club, circa 1954

Family and friends of Charlie Graves, Bonita Prather, Margo Murray, and Hilda Graves, circa 1956
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Family and friends of Charlie Graves, Bonita Prather, Margo Murray, and Hilda Graves, circa 1956

Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963
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Residence of Charlie Graves 100 Prospect St. Chestertown, MD 1954-1963

Charlie Graves in front of Uptown Club, Chestertown, Md. Circa 1956
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Charlie Graves in front of Uptown Club, Chestertown, Md. Circa 1956

Kenneth Sparks Jr. in a lawn chair in front of family home
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Kenneth Sparks Jr. in a lawn chair in front of family home

Amanda Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital
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Amanda Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital

Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital
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Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising at Kent & Queen Anne's Hospital

Amanda Frisby Bessick and Gertrude Reid sorting through books
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Amanda Frisby Bessick and Gertrude Reid sorting through books

Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising door-to-door
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Amanda Frisby Bessick fundraising door-to-door

A children's birthday party at Fannie Wilson's house
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A children's birthday party at Fannie Wilson's house

Woman leaning against car
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Woman leaning against car

Veronica and Wilbert Jr. on The Givens Family Christmas card
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Veronica and Wilbert Jr. on The Givens Family Christmas card

Baby portrait
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Baby portrait

 Irene and Ben Graham in front of their Calvert Street home
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Irene and Ben Graham in front of their Calvert Street home

Jean Thomas and Emma Frisby during winter
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Jean Thomas and Emma Frisby during winter

Portrait of "Wanfield A. Showell"
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Portrait of "Wanfield A. Showell"

Children at a party
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Children at a party

Harrison Beck at Garnett High School
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Harrison Beck at Garnett High School

Portrait of Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton
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Portrait of Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton

Sharon Cann, Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton, and Rosalind Bessick Hynson
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Sharon Cann, Charlotte "Betty" Frisby Edgerton, and Rosalind Bessick Hynson

Rebecca Frisby sitting in a chair
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Rebecca Frisby sitting in a chair

Mattie McNair poses with student
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Mattie McNair poses with student

Students getting on a bus
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Students getting on a bus

Friends at a party
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Friends at a party

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