WW2 South African fighter pilot ace (with 35 nazi aircraft kills), Adolph 'Sailor' Malan, being carried by fellow veterans to one of the earliest major anti-apartheid protests. ~1952, South Africa. - History Education Network

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My mother, 20, posing in her white satin gown on her wedding day. 1947

The ‘Sea Greyhound’ that couldn’t turn: The French cruiser Jurien de la Gravière. Built in 1899 to be the ultimate predator, she had a 2km turning circle and vibrated so much she nearly shook herself apart.

My great grandfather and his daughters Texas 1930s

A victim recovered after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, 1912.

Future WWII hero & French president Charles De Gaulle with his daughter Anne in the 1930’s. Anne was born with down syndrome but was never institutionalized, as was common at the time, & lived with her family until the end of her life. She died of pneumonia in 1948 at the age of 20 (1310×900)

WW2 South African fighter pilot ace (with 35 nazi aircraft kills), Adolph ‘Sailor’ Malan, being carried by fellow veterans to one of the earliest major anti-apartheid protests. ~1952, South Africa.

Categories: Racism, WW2

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