Friday, July 30, 2010

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Happy Feet | 1902

Happy Feet | 1902

Two African American musicians playing to the crowd, Calhoun, GA, 1902. [click image to enlarge]  Read More →

Kool Kats | 1941

Kool Kats | 1941

African American entertainers working the crowd at an African American nightclub located on the Southside of Chicago, Illinois,... [Read More]

Saturday Night Fever | 1939

Saturday Night Fever | 1939

African Americans jitterbugging in a juke joint on a Saturday evening in Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, 1939. [click image to... [Read More]

Jamm’in | 1938

Jamm’in | 1938

Jazz orchestra bringing down the house at the National Rice Festival, Crowley, LA, 1938. [click image to enlarge]  Read More →

Music Ensemble | 1899

Music Ensemble | 1899

Photograph shows a group of six young musicians (Summit Avenue Ensemble) posing with their instruments . W.E.B. Du Bois, Paris... [Read More]