Alex Wilson, editor of Chicago Daily Defender is kicked by a school integration protester after refusing to run from a mob near Little Rock Central High. Photo taken by Will Counts. Arkansas Democrat, 1957.
A family dressed in traditional Afrikaner clothing pose during a holiday celebration commemorating ‘the Battle of Blood River,’ on December 16, 2003 in Orania, Northern Cape province, South Africa.
Allied officers stand on chairs and tables to see the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
John L. Loeb, Jr. is a tireless philanthropist and patron of culture, Ambassador to Denmark during the Reagan administration, and the founder of the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom (GWIRF), whose mission is to promote awareness of the historic roots of religious liberty in America. GWIRF is the sponsor of Facing History's Give Bigotry No Sanction project.
This poster was created for the 1945 world premiere of An Inspector Calls at the Leningrad Comedy Theatre in Moscow.
Anna May Wong is an actor who decided to become a movie star, rather than be "shoved to the sidelines of American life" due the treatment of Chinese Americans. She was successful in reaching her goal, though she faced much discrimination and stereotyping in her career.
Announcement ordering Jews to report for the final liquidation of the Łódź ghetto. The notice reads in part, "On the instruction of the mayor of Litzmannstadt, the ghetto will be evacuated. The workshop crews will go as units, together with their families. The first transport departs on 3 August 1944. 5000 persons must report daily."
Photograph of a crowd reading an announcement about food rations tacked to a wall in the Łódź ghetto and copying down the information.
Demonstrators at the Battle of Cable Street gathered to protest against Fascist leader Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts.
Demonstrators at the Battle of Cable Street gathered to protest against Fascist leader Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts.
Demonstrators at the Battle of Cable Street gathered to protest against Fascist leader Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts.