Picturing Black History

Photographs and stories that changed the world

A collaboration of and

Lorraine Hansberry

Circa 1968: Studio portrait of American pianist and jazz singer Nina Simone (1933 - 2003) reclining on the floor while wearing a sleeveless, V-neck dress with a shell neckpiece.

Nina Simone’s Life in Music and Activism

The performer’s transformation from jazz to politics during the Civil Rights Era