164 words My GramMa at 17 years old on her graduation day from A.H. Parker HS in Birmingham, AL in 1941.
745 words My Grandparents the day after their wedding day in 1946
203 words My Uncle Marvin. One of the 1353 US lives lost to COVID yesterday. One of the 351,682 US lives lost to COVID since the beginning of the pandemic.
163 words Hedy Lamarr, who’s scientific discoveries helped invent WiFi 1938
169 words Jewish American soldiers hold Passover at Goebbels’ mansion, 1945
108 words Nancy Pelosi at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (October 11, 1987)
125 words Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, credited with killing 309 Nazis
138 words Dolly Parton in the 70's, offstage, relaxed, and looking simply angelic.
134 words Teenagers going to see Star Wars in 1977
170 words My mom and dad building their house in 1953. My mom (91 now) still lives there.
284 words Private James Hendrix of the 101st Airborne, playing guitar at Fort Campbell, 1962.
182 words The night before the tanks arrived, Tiananmen Square, June 3, 1989
162 words "The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog." - Mark Twain (1835-1910)
135 words Daryl Davis devoted his life to answering the question of “How can you hate me if you don’t even know me?” He attended KKK rallies, took notes and listened. He befriended the Imperial Klansman, became close friends with him and eventually caused him to give up his robes and leave the KKK. (1990s)
190 words My mom circa 1990
173 words Roller skating with the neighborhood kids, 1970s
169 words A Soviet soldier with the head of a statue of Hitler, Berlin, 1945
125 words Tailoring students at a trade school. Sweden, 1955. Colourized by me.
139 words General Henry Graham ordering Alabama Governor George Wallace to step aside to allow Black students to enter the University of Alabama, June 11, 1963.
226 words My grandparents in Cuba in the 1950s. After graduating from Georgia Tech with an engineering degree, my grandfather came back to manage sugar mills while his wife raised their 7 kids. When Castro took power, they had hoped their exile would be temporary but sadly, they were never able to return.