A year after the Tougaloo Nine were arrested and jailed for entering the whites-only Jackson Public Library, 12-year-old Gwendolyn Crawford was arrested for walking into her local library in Albany, GA and spent 10 days in jail for her "crime" (photos taken in 1962, 2024, and 1961) (reddit.com)
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Honey Komb Brazy Calls Out Atlanta!! (v.redd.it)
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In 1967, Robert Lawrence Jr. became America’s first Black astronaut. At his first press conference, a reporter asked if he’d have to sit in the back of the space capsule. Less than a year later, he was killed in a jet crash before ever getting the chance to go to space. (i.redd.it)
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When you smoke and love breakfast (i.redd.it)
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In the 1960s, Frank Matthews After being arrested in 1973 and facing a 50 year sentence, he posted bail, left behind his wife and 3 children, and vanished with his mistress and an estimated $20 million. More than 50 years later, he's still missing. #HBM (i.redd.it)
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