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Rare and Incredible Pictures a walk thru Black History

Explore rare and powerful images documenting significant moments in Black history, from Frederick Patterson's automobile to the dungeons of slave castles. Witness iconic figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and more.

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Rare and Incredible Pictures a walk thru Black History

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  1. Rare and Incredible Pictures a walk thru Black History

  2. Frederick Patterson Standing Beside a Patterson-Greenfield Automobile Chassis, ca. 1915.

  3. Slave castle at Elmina, Central Region. The dungeons where slaves were kept for months before being shipped out to the Western world. You can still smell and see the blood, now black pigment, on the walls.

  4. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King (right) appeared with Muhammad Ali in Louisville to fight for fair housing.

  5. Muhammad Ali and Stevie Wonder at The Apollo, 1963

  6. Muhammad Ali and his daughter, Laila Ali by Michael Gaffney. 1978

  7. 22nd December 1971: Muhammad Ali trains for his fight against the West German Jurgen Blin, with his daughters in tow

  8. Malcolm X leads a group of Black Muslim protestors carrying picket signs demanding freedom of religion. 1963

  9. Malcolm X in Sudan with Sheik Ahmed Hassoun, 1959

  10. Alex Haley & Malcolm X

  11. Malcolm X and Maya Angelou in Ghana, West Africa (1964)

  12. Three massive lightning bolts hit the earth within 15 seconds at the Voortrekker Monument just outside Pretoria, South Africa.

  13. 1950’s style

  14. Black Ivy Panther

  15. councilman L.O. Payne's all female black basketball team (1935

  16. 9/2/1972-Munich, Germany- Uganda’s John Akii-Bua ( (December 3, 1949 – June 20, 1997) kisses his gold medal out of sheer joy during the awards ceremony following his win in the 400-meter hurdles event. Akii-Bua’s winning time of 47.82 seconds was a new world record for the event. Akii-Bua was the first African to win gold in an event under 800 metres. He was also the first man to break the 48 seconds barrier in the 400 metre hurdles, an event so gruelling its nickname is ‘The Mankiller’. John Akii-Bua, is recognized as inventing the victory lap. After winning gold at the 1972 Olympics in the 400m hurdles he was so overwhelmed with joy that when a spectator handed him a Ugandan flag, he ran around the track waving the flag, the first ever victory lap - beginning the victor’s ‘lap of honour’ tradition.

  17. Donnie & Roberta

  18. Donny Hathaway, wife Eulaulah, and daughters Lalah and Kenya

  19. A jam session with Duke Ellington. Photograph by Gjon Mili. 1940

  20. Finding the unmarked trains designated for blacks involved guesswork. Passengers had to jump across tracks, and some were killed by express trains

  21. Bob Marley & the Wailers & The Jackson 5

  22. 86 Years of Marriage!!!! 104 and 101 yrs old wow!

  23. Barack and Michelle Obama married on October 3rd in 1992 in Chicago, Illinois.

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