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Photo showing Paul G. Hoffman, head of the Marshall Plan, holding his first press conference. He announced the appointment of Dennis A. Fitzgerald of the Department of Agriculture to head the important food division of his organization. This was the…

Children attending "freedom schools" in churches and public buildings. It was a one-day boycott of "de facto" segregation in Boston public schools. This boycott was sponsored by the Freedom Movement. The movement's headquarters were in St. Mark's…

Young NAACP members are seen picketing in Edenton, NC. Obtained by Kelly M. Alexander Sr. as president of the North Carolina State Conference of Branches and as a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors.

Nazareth Allen, of Bibb County, Georgia, was one of the several Andersonville guards who spoke during the trial of Henry Wirz in fall 1865. Allen testified, "I was on duty at the stockade as a sentry. I had the means of observing the condition of…

Hughes, NT. 11 March 1943. Armourers Corporal A. Strahle of Manly, NSW, and Leading Aircraftman N. S. Harvey of Mt Barker, SA, loading 500lb and 250lb bombs into the bomb bay of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of No. 2 Squadron RAAF.

US Naval fleet combat against inbound Japanese 'Kamikaze' suicide aircraft, footage captured by US Navy personnel photographer present during the battle.

The Nineteenth Amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. The amendment was first introduced in Congress in 1878. Over the years, champions of voting rights pursued different strategies for achieving their goal. Some worked to pass…