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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

The Swan 1954, Garnett High School yearbook
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The Swan 1954, Garnett High School yearbook

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

Charlie Graves and wife Hilda Graves, circa 1954
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Charlie Graves and wife Hilda Graves, circa 1954

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

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

Four girls playing on a hillside
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Four girls playing on a hillside

Rebecca Frisby during the holidays
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Rebecca Frisby during the holidays

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

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

Children posing at a birthday party
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Children posing at a birthday party

Children at Garnet Elementary School
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Children at Garnet Elementary School

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

Group of women walking
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Group of women walking

Black and white photo of Fannie Wilson
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Black and white photo of Fannie Wilson

Portrait of Spiel Frisby Givens
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Portrait of Spiel Frisby Givens

Three children posing for photograph outside
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Three children posing for photograph outside

Group photo on the front stairs
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Group photo on the front stairs

School children at Garnett Elementary
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School children at Garnett Elementary

Portrait of Bronte Thomas Deaton
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Portrait of Bronte Thomas Deaton

In the kitchen
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In the kitchen

Girls sitting on a car
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Girls sitting on a car

Girls on the park swing set
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Girls on the park swing set

Deaton family
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Deaton family

Women standing near an automobile on Calvert Street
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Women standing near an automobile on Calvert Street

Garnett High School staff Christmas Party
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Garnett High School staff Christmas Party

Bill and Reba Warren by the Christmas tree
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Bill and Reba Warren by the Christmas tree

Girl posing in front of an automobile
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Girl posing in front of an automobile

"Season's Greetings" Christmas card
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"Season's Greetings" Christmas card

Staff portrait of Anna P. Patrick
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Staff portrait of Anna P. Patrick

Women Dressed in their Sunday best
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Women Dressed in their Sunday best

Fannie and Sam Wilson
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Fannie and Sam Wilson

School portrait of Veronica Given
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School portrait of Veronica Given

Harrison and Amanda Bessick
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Harrison and Amanda Bessick

Children in party hats
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Children in party hats

Dinner party
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Dinner party

Bronte Thomas Deaton and son
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Bronte Thomas Deaton and son

Lynn Strong and Gail Saunders
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Lynn Strong and Gail Saunders

Women and child standing outside
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Women and child standing outside

Manuel wedding party photograph
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Manuel wedding party photograph

Gertrude Manuel and guest
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Gertrude Manuel and guest

Reception table and wedding cake
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Reception table and wedding cake

Wedding guests
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Wedding guests

James and Gertrude Manuel with wedding guests
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James and Gertrude Manuel with wedding guests

Guests outside the wedding reception of James and Gertrude Manuel
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Guests outside the wedding reception of James and Gertrude Manuel

Manuel home in Philadelphia, PA
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Manuel home in Philadelphia, PA

 Dorothy Baynum and child
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Dorothy Baynum and child

Three older men outside
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Three older men outside

Baby smiling
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Baby smiling

A young child in front of a brick building
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A young child in front of a brick building

Two young children on a tricycle
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Two young children on a tricycle

Eight women in a car
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Eight women in a car

Kendall Frank Wilson - "Betterton Boy Honor Student At Va. State"
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Kendall Frank Wilson - "Betterton Boy Honor Student At Va. State"

"Takes Air Training"
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"Takes Air Training"

Teenage boys posing outside
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Teenage boys posing outside

Male graduate
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Male graduate

Scrapbook clipping of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and friends at Virginia Beach, 1950s.
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Scrapbook clipping of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and friends at Virginia Beach, 1950s.

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Grandmother Mary Cooper- LaMonte Cooke's grandmother's sister (Viola Walley Graves)

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Dr. Edwin Shirley and nurses vaccinate patient Liberty City, FL

Charlie Graves at the Uptown Club Bar, 1954
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Charlie Graves at the Uptown Club Bar, 1954

 Old Love Point School, Bessie Tolson
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Old Love Point School, Bessie Tolson

Mrs. Marie Brown, Home Economics Teacher, and students in a Kennard High School classroom
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Mrs. Marie Brown, Home Economics Teacher, and students in a Kennard High School classroom

Detail of Mrs. Marie Brown, Home Economics Teacher, and students in a Kennard High School classroom
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Detail of Mrs. Marie Brown, Home Economics Teacher, and students in a Kennard High School classroom

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The Hutchins Sisters - Gertrude Hutchins Manuel, Pauline Hutchins Wisher and Dorothy Hutchins Baynum

Grandmother Harriett Hynson
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Grandmother Harriett Hynson

Mabel Mary Hynson Tibbs Strother
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Mabel Mary Hynson Tibbs Strother

Mable Mary Strother as Young Woman
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Mable Mary Strother as Young Woman

Unknown Family Soldier in Uniform
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Unknown Family Soldier in Uniform

Irene Wilson Moore as a Teenager
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Irene Wilson Moore as a Teenager

Photograph of Family Members of Shirley Jones in the 1950s
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Photograph of Family Members of Shirley Jones in the 1950s

Shirley Jones' Family Members- Debbie, Mommom Ruth, and Troy, in the 1950s
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Shirley Jones' Family Members- Debbie, Mommom Ruth, and Troy, in the 1950s

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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. as a young man, circa early 1950s

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