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Diana Ross photographed by George Hurrell

Diana Ross photographed by George Hurrell

divalocity:
Even as Expats the struggle continued…Mae Mercer, Memphis Slim, James Baldwin and Hazel Scott, supporting the “Protest March on Washington” in Paris, France, circa 1963.

vintageanchor:

“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.”—James Baldwin

divalocity:

Even as Expats the struggle continued…Mae Mercer, Memphis Slim, James Baldwin and Hazel Scott, supporting the “Protest March on Washington” in Paris, France, circa 1963.

vintageanchor:

“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.”
—James Baldwin


mjjnews:

Michael Jackson & Marvin Gaye.

mjjnews:

Michael Jackson & Marvin Gaye.

Aretha Franklin performing on stage in 1969.

Aretha Franklin performing on stage in 1969.