1. Bishop O.M. Kelly, Minister, in his office Creator: Colorcraft studios (Farmingdale, N.Y.) Date: 1959 approx. Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
2. Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson donning his head gear prior to going into the ring for a workout at his training quarters Creator: United Press International Photo. Date: April 28, 1959 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
3. Luke Owens, an African American defensive tackle for the St. Louis Cardinals Date: 1959 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
4. Willi Besmanoff reels from right thrown by Sonny Liston during the sixth round of a fight Date: December 11, 1959 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
5. An African American man in a suit and bow tie standing in front of an end table looking at an African American woman in a skirt and blouse seated in a cushioned chair Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
6. An African American man seated at at a desk with a typewriter holding a pen with paper in front of him kissing an African American woman seated on the edge of the desk Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
7. Beale Streeters : Earl Forest, Billy Duncan, Bobby Bland and Johnny Ace at WDIA Studios, Memphis, early 1950's Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
8. Department store lunch counter with Colored Only sign Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
9. Old-timer shoe-shine stand (white folks welcome) in Handy Park Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
10. Ruth Brown in a strapless dress wwith earrings and high heel shoes behind a microphone on stage in Memphis with an audience of African American men and African American women in the background Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required