Kool Kats | 1941

African American entertainers working the crowd at an African American nightclub located on the Southside of Chicago, Illinois, 1941. [click image to enlarge]

Jamm’in | 1938

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

Thirst for Civil Rights | 1939

Photography of African American man drinking at “Colored” water cooler in streetcar terminal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  The sign to his left points to White Women/Colored Women restroom entrance. Right sign points to its “White Men/Colored Men”  counterpart, 1939. [click image to enlarge]

Sunday Matinee| 1941

A group of African American children dressed in their Sunday’s finest patiently waiting in line in to buy matinee movie tickets (adults $.044, children $0.10). Chicago, Illinois, 1941. [click image to enlarge]

The Rhythm & The Blues II | 1938

A pair of black musicians playing accordion and washboard in the back seat of the car, near New Iberia, Louisiana, 1938. [click image to enlarge]

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