A young girl is murdered in the city of Miropol, Ukraine. More than 250 civilians were massacred in this way in the garden of the city's town hall. (October 13, 1941) - History Education Network

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NATO (Soviet cartoon, 1979)

A 1940 prison photo of Cleo Wright. Two years later, Wright was lynched. A white mob dragged him from his cell to to a black neighborhood and burned him alive in view of two church congregations. It was the first lynching to occur after the United States entered World War II, Missouri .

When former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years’ back pay as proof of good faith. The letter has been described as a rare example of documented ‘slave humor’ of the period. Below is Jourdon Anderson’s Letter.

‘Victorian Child’ photo I found in an antique shop. I fell in love with how awkwardly perfect this photo is. I would really like to learn more, but I don’t know where to start.

My Great Grandmother Violet in 1919, London

A young girl is murdered in the city of Miropol, Ukraine. More than 250 civilians were massacred in this way in the garden of the city’s town hall. (October 13, 1941)

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