Black Americans Photo Gallery

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  • Black and White Photograph. President Clinton sits next to Rep. Kweisi Mfume. The two men are speaking to each other. Other members of the Congressional Black Caucus can be seen sitting around Clinton and Mfume.
    President Clinton sits next to Rep. Kweisi Mfume at a breakfast meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus in the Old Family Dining Room at the White...Read more
    President Clinton sits next to Rep. Kweisi Mfume at a breakfast meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House, May 26, 1993, Photographer: Barbara Kinney. Read less
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  • Black and white photograph. President Clinton stands while addressing a sitting audience of member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
    President Clinton addresses members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Roosevelt Room in the White House, July 21, 1993, Photographer: Barbara K...Read more
    President Clinton addresses members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Roosevelt Room in the White House, July 21, 1993, Photographer: Barbara Kinney. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands with both hands of the arms of Harry Belafonte
    President Clinton presents musician and civil rights activist, Harry Belafonte, with the Arts and Humanities award on the South Lawn of the White Hous...Read more
    President Clinton presents musician and civil rights activist, Harry Belafonte, with the Arts and Humanities award on the South Lawn of the White House, October 14, 1994, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands on a stage with Rep. Elijah Cummings. Cummings wraps his left arm around President Clinton's back. Cummins extends his right arm out toward the crowd.
    President Clinton stands with Rep. Elijah Cummings at the Boys and Girls Club in Baltimore, Maryland, December 23, 1998, Photographer: Sharon Farmer.
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  • Black and white photo. President Clinton stands with his left hand on the shoulder of Muhammed Ali. Ali grips Clinton's rich arm with his left hand.
    President Clinton visits with Muhammed Ali at the Opening Ceremonies for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, July 19, 1996, Photographe...Read more
    President Clinton visits with Muhammed Ali at the Opening Ceremonies for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, July 19, 1996, Photographer: Bob McNeely. Read less
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  • President Clinton presents the Presidential Citizens Medal to Henry "Hank" Aaron. President Clinton Shakes Aaron's hand with his right hand and confers the award with his left hand.
    President Clinton presents the Presidential Citizens Medal to Henry "Hank" Aaron, January 8, 2001, Photographer: Ralph Alswang.
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  • President Clinton poses for a photograph with Olympian, Wilma Rudolph
    President Clinton poses for a photograph with Olympian, Wilma Rudolph, at the National Sports Award, June 20, 1996, Photographer: Barbara Kinney.
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  • President Clinton stands with Attorney General, Janet Reno; Deputy Attorney General, Eric Holder; and Lawyer, Bill McBride in the Blue Room
    President Clinton visits with Attorney General, Janet Reno; Deputy Attorney General, Eric Holder; and Lawyer, Bill McBride in the Blue Room of the Whi...Read more
    President Clinton visits with Attorney General, Janet Reno; Deputy Attorney General, Eric Holder; and Lawyer, Bill McBride in the Blue Room of the White House, July 20, 1999, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton, Correta Scott King, and Rep. John Lewis walk in front of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute. A group of people stand behind Clinton, King, and Lewis. National Voting Rights building is white with red awnings over the window and door.
    President Clinton, Correta Scott King, and Rep. John Lewis walk in front of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma, Alabama, March 5...Read more
    President Clinton, Correta Scott King, and Rep. John Lewis walk in front of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma, Alabama, March 5, 2000, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton sits next to President of the NAACP, Julian Bond. Both men are speaking with each other.
    President Clinton sits next to President of the NAACP, Julian Bond, at the 90th Anniversary of the NAACP in the Great Hall at the National Museum of W...Read more
    President Clinton sits next to President of the NAACP, Julian Bond, at the 90th Anniversary of the NAACP in the Great Hall at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, February 19, 1999, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands close to civil rights attorney, Vernon Jordon. Jordan holds Clinton's right arm.
    President Clinton visits with civil rights attorney, Vernon Jordon, at White House reception for the National Symphony Orchestra, July 26, 1999, Photo...Read more
    President Clinton visits with civil rights attorney, Vernon Jordon, at White House reception for the National Symphony Orchestra, July 26, 1999, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands behind a podium. people sit behind the President, clapping at his remarks.
    President Clinton speaks at White House event that addressed racial and ethnic disparities related to HIV-AIDS, October 28, 1998, Photographer: Barbar...Read more
    President Clinton speaks at White House event that addressed racial and ethnic disparities related to HIV-AIDS, October 28, 1998, Photographer: Barbara Kinney. Read less
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  • -Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photograph with Deputy White House Counsel, Cheryl Mills.
    Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photograph with Deputy White House Counsel, Cheryl Mills, at a farewell party held in her honor, October 22, 1999, ...Read more
    Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photograph with Deputy White House Counsel, Cheryl Mills, at a farewell party held in her honor, October 22, 1999, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton shakes hands with Condoleezza "Condi" Rice. President Clinton holds a stack of correspondence in his left hand.
    President Clinton meets with Condoleezza "Condi" Rice and other experts on Russia for a working dinner in the Old Family Dining Room at the White Hous...Read more
    President Clinton meets with Condoleezza "Condi" Rice and other experts on Russia for a working dinner in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House, March 31, 1993, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton presents Rep. John Lewis with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights. Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the award in her hands. President Clinton stands with his left hand on Rep. Lewis's shoulder while shaking Lewis's hand with his right hand.
    President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton presents Rep. John Lewis with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, December 10, 1998, Photograph...Read more
    President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton presents Rep. John Lewis with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, December 10, 1998, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton stand the White House State Dining Room with the founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman. Edelman stands with her left arm bent, and her left hand on her hip. Five people can be seen in the background of the photograph.
    President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton stand in the White House State Dining Room with the founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright...Read more
    President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton stand in the White House State Dining Room with the founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, August 9, 2000, Photographer: William Vasta. Read less
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  • Black and white photograph. President Clinton sits in the Oval Office with Black Women's Leadership including: Maya Angelou, Dorothy Height, Delores Tucker, Alexis Herman, and Maggie Williams,
    President Clinton meets in the Oval Office with Black Women's Leadership including: Maya Angelou, Dorothy Height, Delores Tucker, Alexis Herman, and M...Read more
    President Clinton meets in the Oval Office with Black Women's Leadership including: Maya Angelou, Dorothy Height, Delores Tucker, Alexis Herman, and Maggie Williams, June 29, 1993, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton leans over to shake hands with Barbara Jordan who is sitting down.
    President Clinton greets Medal of Freedom Recipient and former Texas Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan, August 8, 1994, Photographer: Ralph Alswang.
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  • Gen. Colin Powell presents President Clinton with "The Report to the Nation." Both men stand. President Clinton flips through the bound report. Gen. Powell holds a copy of the bound report.
    Gen. Colin Powell presents President Clinton with "The Report to the Nation" at the Second Anniversary of the President's Summit for America's Future,...Read more
    Gen. Colin Powell presents President Clinton with "The Report to the Nation" at the Second Anniversary of the President's Summit for America's Future, May 13, 1999, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands shanking ands and looking directly into the eyes of John Hope Franklin. Franking wears glasses. Both men wear suits. 4 other people can be seen standing in the background of the photograph.
    President shakes hands with historian and Chair of the President's Initiative on Race, John Hope Franklin, in the East Room of the White House, March ...Read more
    President shakes hands with historian and Chair of the President's Initiative on Race, John Hope Franklin, in the East Room of the White House, March 9, 2000, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands addressing a sitting crowd of attendees in a Town Hall meeting concerning the President's National Discussion on Race at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
    President Clinton participates in a Town Hall meeting concerning the President's National Discussion on Race at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall a...Read more
    President Clinton participates in a Town Hall meeting concerning the President's National Discussion on Race at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall at the university of Akron in Akron, Ohio, December 3, 1997, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton sits with his face resting on his hand in an informal meeting with Project graduate students.
    President Clinton participates in an informal meeting with Project graduate students at Malcolm X Shabazz High School, November 4, 1999, Photographer:...Read more
    President Clinton participates in an informal meeting with Project graduate students at Malcolm X Shabazz High School, November 4, 1999, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands with a survivor of Tuskegee Syphilis Study on African-American men
    President Clinton greets a survivor of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study on African-American men, May 16, 1997, Photographer: Sharon Farmer.
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  • President Clinton walks in a vacant lot which was the former site of Mt. Zion AME Church
    President Clinton tours the former site of Mt. Zion AME Church which was burned down in Greeleyville, South Carolina, June 12, 1996, Photographer: Bar...Read more
    President Clinton tours the former site of Mt. Zion AME Church which was burned down in Greeleyville, South Carolina, June 12, 1996, Photographer: Barbara Kinney. Read less
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  • President Clinton sits at the resolute desk in the Oval Office. Representative Cynthia McKinney and Representative John Lewis stand and pose for a photo with the President.
    President Clinton commemorates the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with Representative Cynthia McKinney and Representative John Lewis in ...Read more
    President Clinton commemorates the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with Representative Cynthia McKinney and Representative John Lewis in the Oval Office on August 4, 1995, Photographer: Sharon Farmer Read less
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  • President Clinton sits at a desk. The Little Rock Nine and their families stand, looking down at President Clinton while he signs the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Bill.
    President Clinton signs bill S.2232, designating Little Rock Central High School as a National Historic Site in a ceremony on the South Lawn. Members ...Read more
    President Clinton signs bill S.2232, designating Little Rock Central High School as a National Historic Site in a ceremony on the South Lawn. Members of the Little Rock Nine are present at the ceremony. Washington D.C. November 6, 1998, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton attends a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is seated with Coretta Scott King and Dexter King
    President Clinton attends a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is seated with Coretta Sc...Read more
    President Clinton attends a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is seated with Coretta Scott King and Dexter King, January 15, 1996, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton holds up a report titled 'One America 21st Century' with historian, John Hope Franklin, at an event where the President addresses the President's Advisory Board on Race
    President Clinton holds up a report titled 'One America 21st Century' with historian, John Hope Franklin at an event where the President receives the ...Read more
    President Clinton holds up a report titled 'One America 21st Century' with historian, John Hope Franklin at an event where the President receives the report from the President's Advisory Board on Race, September 18, 1998, Photographer: Ralph Alswang. Read less
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  • President Clinton greets mezzo-soprano opera singer Denyce Graves in a receiving line in the Blue Room of the White House during the NPR anniversary event
    President Clinton greets mezzo-soprano opera singer Denyce Graves in a receiving line in the Blue Room of the White House during the NPR anniversary e...Read more
    President Clinton greets mezzo-soprano opera singer Denyce Graves in a receiving line in the Blue Room of the White House during the NPR anniversary event, November 3, 1997, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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  • President Clinton stands and visits with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sec. Alexis Herman. President Clinton holds a diet coke can in his left hand.
    President Clinton visits alone with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sec. Alexis Herman at the New York City Wall Street Project event at the World Trade Center in...Read more
    President Clinton visits alone with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sec. Alexis Herman at the New York City Wall Street Project event at the World Trade Center in New York, New York. January 15, 1998, Photographer: Sharon Farmer. Read less
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    Black and White Photograph. President Clinton sits next to Rep. Kweisi Mfume. The two men are speaking to each other. Other members of the Congressional Black Caucus can be seen sitting around Clinton and Mfume.
    Black and white photograph. President Clinton stands while addressing a sitting audience of member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
    President Clinton stands with both hands of the arms of Harry Belafonte
    President Clinton stands on a stage with Rep. Elijah Cummings. Cummings wraps his left arm around President Clinton's back. Cummins extends his right arm out toward the crowd.
    Black and white photo. President Clinton stands with his left hand on the shoulder of Muhammed Ali. Ali grips Clinton's rich arm with his left hand.
    President Clinton presents the Presidential Citizens Medal to Henry "Hank" Aaron. President Clinton Shakes Aaron's hand with his right hand and confers the award with his left hand.
    President Clinton poses for a photograph with Olympian, Wilma Rudolph
    President Clinton stands with Attorney General, Janet Reno; Deputy Attorney General, Eric Holder; and Lawyer, Bill McBride in the Blue Room
    President Clinton, Correta Scott King, and Rep. John Lewis walk in front of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute. A group of people stand behind Clinton, King, and Lewis. National Voting Rights building is white with red awnings over the window and door.
    President Clinton sits next to President of the NAACP, Julian Bond. Both men are speaking with each other.
    President Clinton stands close to civil rights attorney, Vernon Jordon. Jordan holds Clinton's right arm.
    President Clinton stands behind a podium. people sit behind the President, clapping at his remarks.
    -Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photograph with Deputy White House Counsel, Cheryl Mills.
    President Clinton shakes hands with Condoleezza "Condi" Rice. President Clinton holds a stack of correspondence in his left hand.
    President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton presents Rep. John Lewis with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights. Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the award in her hands. President Clinton stands with his left hand on Rep. Lewis's shoulder while shaking Lewis's hand with his right hand.
    President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton stand the White House State Dining Room with the founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman. Edelman stands with her left arm bent, and her left hand on her hip. Five people can be seen in the background of the photograph.
    Black and white photograph. President Clinton sits in the Oval Office with Black Women's Leadership including: Maya Angelou, Dorothy Height, Delores Tucker, Alexis Herman, and Maggie Williams,
    President Clinton leans over to shake hands with Barbara Jordan who is sitting down.
    Gen. Colin Powell presents President Clinton with "The Report to the Nation." Both men stand. President Clinton flips through the bound report. Gen. Powell holds a copy of the bound report.
    President Clinton stands shanking ands and looking directly into the eyes of John Hope Franklin. Franking wears glasses. Both men wear suits. 4 other people can be seen standing in the background of the photograph.
    President Clinton stands addressing a sitting crowd of attendees in a Town Hall meeting concerning the President's National Discussion on Race at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
    President Clinton sits with his face resting on his hand in an informal meeting with Project graduate students.
    President Clinton stands with a survivor of Tuskegee Syphilis Study on African-American men
    President Clinton walks in a vacant lot which was the former site of Mt. Zion AME Church
    President Clinton sits at the resolute desk in the Oval Office. Representative Cynthia McKinney and Representative John Lewis stand and pose for a photo with the President.
    President Clinton sits at a desk. The Little Rock Nine and their families stand, looking down at President Clinton while he signs the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Bill.
    President Clinton attends a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is seated with Coretta Scott King and Dexter King
    President Clinton holds up a report titled 'One America 21st Century' with historian, John Hope Franklin, at an event where the President addresses the President's Advisory Board on Race
    President Clinton greets mezzo-soprano opera singer Denyce Graves in a receiving line in the Blue Room of the White House during the NPR anniversary event
    President Clinton stands and visits with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sec. Alexis Herman. President Clinton holds a diet coke can in his left hand.