Ruby Bridges (~1960)—the first Black student allowed into the white-only school system in the South—courageously spends time in the schoolyard with her peers. Ruby’s entire class refused to attend class when she first arrived at school, but it seems that things got somewhat better with time.Submitted by AdSnoo9734 t3_10vn9dm
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Aunties with Santa, Kansas City 1984Submitted by No_Bowler_59 t3_10vhg1b
Mom would have been 76 today.Submitted by DGex t3_10uezxd
High school students in Pleasanton, Texas work on a project together, Fall of 1957. That year, the town had overwhelmingly voted to desegregate its public schools (the integration was entirely peaceful), shocking the press and contrasting dramatically with the ongoing Little Rock Nine situation.Submitted by HawkeyeTen t3_10udaki
Not sure if Hawaiian shirts were or are ever cool but I tried my best to rock one with my cousin (1997)
View of the World Trade Center under construction from Duane Street. 1970.Submitted by yuritiger t3_10tt7jq
Elizabeth Eckford (Little Rock Arkansas) courageously goes to school during the segregationist Jim Crow era, Sept 1957.
My dad holding me in the late 70’sSubmitted by sheizer37 t3_10rdswf
Boys in the hood 1991Submitted by [deleted] t3_10t0hvo
Unforgettable Jayne Mansfield in her pink bathroom. Pink carpeting on floor, walls, bathroom fixtures, ceiling, the dog…. Photo by Allan Grant for Life magazine, 1960
Andre the Giant and Fred Savage on the set of The Princess Bride (1987)Submitted by Naweezy t3_10sk58h
Bob Kelso, America's youngest WWII veteran ..in 1944 he signed up claiming to be 18, and at six feet tall, no one questioned his age. He was in fact, only 13 years old
My mom and I sipping Pepsi in my uncle's backyard ca. '93Submitted by gdogg897 t3_10r1aj5
39 year-old, New Orleans Saints quarterback, Ken Stabler in 1984.Submitted by flinderdude t3_10rrvgi
Linda Ronstadt 1968Submitted by OneLaneHwy t3_10roeze
Four skiers sunbathe in the snow in Sun Valley, Idaho, 1946. (George Silk/The LIFE Picture Collection © Meredith Corporation)
My Mother in the 80'sSubmitted by SwiftBetrayal t3_10qurni
Sochi disco. Guests had to attend an hour-long talk about politics prior to dancing. USSR, 1981
My friend's great great grandmother (left), her sister(right), and their mother (middle) c. 1910 in Pennsylvania
A young Joe Biden looking dapper (1953)Submitted by OpportunityOk20 t3_10q578o
A young Allen Iverson with the Philadelphia 76ers, late 1990s.Submitted by metsnewyork19861969 t3_10qe2rt
Literally an Old School. 1873. "First 12 year, co-ed, tuition free parochial school in the United States". St James in Bay City, MI
Larry Bird in high school, early 1970s.Submitted by metsnewyork19861969 t3_10qdedm
My grandfather interviewing RFK in the 60sSubmitted by rgrossi t3_10qem1q
c. 1906 - Seven year-old Ernest Hemingway fishing at Horton's Creek in Michigan.Submitted by morganmonroe81 t3_10p5a9x