Happy #Blackhistorymonth America! Here's a picture of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman at the Downbeat club in NYC, 1948. Sir Duke's face is priceless.
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Funk singer Betty Mabry Davis performing in 1973. This underrated legend! Her fans include Carlos Santana Talib Kweli and Ice Cube .... she influenced Macy Gray, Erykah Badu and Amy Winehouse. Was also married to Miles Davis.
Josephine Baker, the original goofy/sexy powerhouse, Tracee Ellis Ross' greatest predecessor. 1st picture is her at a show review in Paris, 1949. The 2nd, her and her pet cheetah Chiquita, 1931.
October 1968 Olympics in Mexico City: black American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos do a black power salute during the national anthem when accepting their medals. This was six months after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
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