TA.TV:Banned Cartoons –“Little Black Sambo”(1932)

TA.TV:Banned Cartoons –“Little Black Sambo”(1932)

The Story of Little Black Sambo is a children’s book written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman,and first published by Grant Richards in October 1899 as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children. Sambo is a South Indian boy who encounters four hungry tigers,and surrenders his colourful new clothes,shoes,and umbrella so they will not eat him. The tigers chase each other around a tree until they are redu…MORE

DETROIT COLLECTION:“Hotel Guest Killed”(1967)

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Detroit hotel Guest shot and killed during Race Riots. Photo is dated Jul 26,1967 showing the Hotel Window were Mrs Helen Hall was Killed during Race Riots In Detroit. Tweet…MORE

ALABAMA COLLECTION:“African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue” (1915)

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African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who appears in the front row,third from the left (wearing a light colored hat). To his right is Miss Helen Holden of Chicago. The barbecue followed a lecture by International Harvester’s Agricultural Extension Department. According to the original caption,the tenants “finished up the barbecue after the white folks had eaten their …MORE

PRESS COLLECTION:“Suicide Attempt Jump”(1939)

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Chicago:Mrs Helen Schwandt 44,is shown in the midst of a leap she made from a third floor window before landing in the firemen’s net below. She jumped to escape police who had come to remove her. 10-13-1949. …MORE

DOCUMERICA (1971-1977):Photographer –Al Stephenson,Georgia,USA.

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JOHNNY ADAMS (IN CAP) AND SUMMER ROOMMATE,DAVID CROOK TRAIN THEIR PET TURTLE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY RACES AT NEARBY UNICOI STATE PARK,07/1975 …MORE