Photographs from the book and series ‘Black Farmers in America’ by John Francis Ficara (1999-2002) Photographs from the book and series ‘Black Farmers in America’ by John Francis Ficara (1999-2002)

Photographs from the ‘Maxwell Street’ series by James Newberry (1967-1973) via the Chicago History Museum Photographs from the ‘Maxwell Street’ series by James Newberry (1967-1973) via the Chicago History Museum

Railroad Junction in Yemassee, South Carolina. Photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt (1942) via the LIFE Photo Collection Railroad Junction in Yemassee, South Carolina. Photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt (1942)

Photographs from the series “Portrait of a Chicago Community 1966-1976” by Kevin Harris and Jimmy Ellis via the Museum of Public Art Photographs from the series “Portrait of a Chicago Community 1966-1976” by Kevin Harris and Jimmy Ellis

Laicos Club in Montgomery, Alabama. Photographs by Jim Peppler (1960s) via the Alabama Department of Archives & History Laicos Club in Montgomery, Alabama. Photographs by Jim Peppler (1960s)

Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Sammy Davis Jr., and Brock Peters in Porgy and Bess (1959)

Photographs by Gjon Mili via the LIFE Photo Collection. Porgy and Bess (1959)

The family of Boyd Jones in Greene County, Georgia (1941)

Photographs by Jack Delano via the Library of Congress. The family of Boyd Jones in Greene County, Georgia (1941)

Albany, Georgia. Color slides by Jan Rosenberg (1990) via the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Library Albany, Georgia. Color slides by Jan Rosenberg (1990)

Martha Simms.

Portraits from the Holsinger Studio Collection in Charlottesville, Virginia by Rufus W. Holsinger (circa 1908-1920) via the University of Virginia Library Portrait of Florine Scott

Bainbridge, Georgia. Photographs by Paul Kwilecki taken in various parts of Decatur County (1961-1980) via the Duke Digital Library Bainbridge, Georgia. Photographs by Paul Kwilecki taken in various parts of Decatur County (1961-1980) via the Duke Digital Library

The Holsinger Studio Collection in Charlottesville, Virginia. Photographs by Rufus W. Holsinger (circa 1908-1918).

This collection is held in the Special Collections at the University of Virginia Library. The Holsinger Studio Collection in Charlottesville, Virginia. Photographs by Rufus W. Holsinger (circa 1908-1918).

This collection is held in the Special Collections at the University of Virginia Library.

The 369th Regiment at Fort Ontario. Photographs by George Strock (1941) via the LIFE Photo Collection The 369th Regiment at Fort Ontario. Photographs by George Strock (1941) via the LIFE Photo Collection

Muhammad Ali in Florida. Photographs by John Shearer (1971) via the LIFE Photo Collection Muhammad Ali in Florida. Photographs by John Shearer (1971) via the LIFE Photo Collection

Million Man March. Photographs by Roderick Terry (1995) via the @NMAAHC digital collection. Million Man March. Photographs by Roderick Terry (1995) via the @NMAAHC digital collection.

Los Angeles. Photographs by Charles Williams (taken during the late 1940s-1960s) via the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center collection at CSUN Los Angeles. Photographs by Charles Williams (taken during the late 1940s-1960s) via the Tom & Ethel Bradley Center collection at CSUN

Chicago. Photographs by Robert Sengstacke (1967-1970) Chicago. Photographs by Robert Sengstacke (1967-1970)

Greenville, North Carolina.

Photographs from the ‘Daily Reflector’ taken during the 1950s and 1960s via the East Carolina University digital collection. Greenville, North Carolina.

Photographs from the ‘Daily Reflector’ taken during the 1950s and 1960s via the East Carolina University digital collection.

Photographs featured in the book, “Mississippi History” — a series that highlights Mississippians throughout the 1980s and 1990s, by Maude Schuyler Clay. Photographs featured in the book, “Mississippi History” — a series that highlights Mississippians throughout the 1980s and 1990s, by Maude Schuyler Clay.

Boston. Photographs by Jack Lueders-Booth (1980s) Boston. Photographs by Jack Lueders-Booth (1980s)

Boston. Photographs by Jack Lueders-Booth (1980s) Boston. Photographs by Jack Lueders-Booth (1980s)

Students of Kent State.

Photographs by Lafayette Tolliver (1969-1971) via the Kent State University library. Students of Kent State.

Photographs by Lafayette Tolliver (1969-1971) via the Kent State University library.