![Photograph of Class SE 43 K newly commissioned pilots (Tuskegee Airmen) at Tuskegee Army Flying School, in bomber jackets with a fighter airplane, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1942.](https://picturingblackhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/469442375-Reduced-550x550.jpg)
Outside the Frame
Without images of African Americans, depictions of important military moments are incomplete.
Without images of African Americans, depictions of important military moments are incomplete.
Between the 1930s and 1960s, the famous singer and actor made many visits to the world’s first socialist country, which made a lasting impression on his art and politics.
Despite systemic racism, Black soldiers forced their way into parachute training and took one major step toward integration.
Gladys Bentley consistently and unapologetically broke the unspoken rules of gender norms
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