Historical Figures in Press Conferences

Black and white images of various individuals involved in press events, showcasing expressions of discussion, emotion, and cultural significance from the mid-20th century.

Paris, France: November 17, 1975 Ex Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver holds a news conference to proclaim that he will return to the United States after seven years in exile because America has changed. He says he is ready to face possible arrest when he returns.

Anefo photo collection. Writer James Baldwin presents new book at the press conference in AmericainHotel in Amsterdam; James Baldwin. November 14, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Gary Sobers. January 17, 1951.

Paris, France: November 17, 1975 Ex Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver holds a news conference to proclaim that he will return to the United States after seven years in exile because America has changed. He says he is ready to face possible arrest when he returns.

La cantante estadounidense Etta James.

Canadian jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson.

Malcolm X, Muslim minister, public speaker and human rights activist.

Louis amstrong

Ray Charles durante los años 70.

El guitarrista B.B.King.

El pianista estadounidense de jazz Errol Garner.

12/31/1949. Nelson Mandela.

Erroll Garner, Jazz Pianist and Composer (1921-1977)

Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1898 1997) was the leader of Malawi from 1961 to 1994

Joe Brown. November 27, 1950.

Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington in the Statler Hotel, half-length portrait, seated at table / WKL. - digital file from original | Library of Congress

El guitarrista estadounidense de jazz George Benson.

Francois Duvalier, 1959

Ivan Dixon, on-set of the Film, "Nothing but a Man", Cinema V, 1964

Photograph of Moise Tshombe (1919-1969) a Congolese politician. Dated 20th Century

Anefo photo collection. The Congolese leader Patrice Loemoemba in Brussels. January 26, 1960. Belgium, Brussels

American singer and musician Nat King Cole.

Madrid, 01/26/1929. Conference on jazz by Ramón Gómez de la Serna at the Cine-Club of Madrid at the Palacio de la Prensa.

Portrait of American jazz trumpeter and banleader Miles Davis smiling and wearin a hat, whith a blazer and a dark shirt. 1947.

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announcing her candidacy for presidential nomination / TOH. - digital file from original | Library of Congress

American singer and musician Nat King Cole. 1955.

Charlie Parker.

Fernanda de Utrera (Fernanda Jiménez Peña). Peña flamenca, Jaén 1987.

Isabel Sanford, Half-Length Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Soul Soldier", Hirschman-Northern Productions, 1970

Dinah Washington en una actuación en el Wrigley Field de Los Angeles, 1950.

Marshall Clayton. August 11, 1953.

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 - June 10, 2004) was an African- American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer who is sometimes referred to as "The Genius".

Anefo photo collection. TV: Just a summer evening (VARA): Salena Jones, cup, singer. July 10, 1970

NAT KING COLE. 1951.

Vintage Photograph. Portrait of a negro woman smiling and looking up.

Paul Robeson, American Singer and Actor. January 1, 1954. (Photo by Camera Press).

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Mahalia Jackson during her performance in the Irenehal in Utrecht for Youth Manifestation Youth and Bible, during her performance. May 7, 1964. Utrecht

LOUIS ARMSTRONG.

El director de big band y pianista estadounidense Count Basie. 1943.

Ella Fitzgerald. Savoy Ballroom. New York, 1941.

9 April, 1965. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Portrait of Canadian Pianist Oscar Peterson, playing the piano in concert,

Stevie Wonder, 70s.

American singer and musician Nat King Cole.

Malcolm X (1925-1965), American Muslim minister and human rights activist, head and shoulders portrait, Queens County Courthouse, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, Herman Hiller, New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1964

Virginia Paris: Bloody Mary of South Pacific. November 18, 1953. ;Virginia Paris: Bloody Mary of South Pacific.

Freddie Dawson US Boxer. May 24, 1950.

Sammy Davis Jr. 1925-1990. American singer, musician, dancer, actor. Pictured here in his office 1963

LITTLE MILTON sings at the MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL - MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

Photograph of Sir Sidney Poitier, a Bahamian-American actor, film director and author. Dated 1966

Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong (c1898-1971) American jazz trumpeter and singer. Photograph

Billy Eckstine Singer

New York State Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm at Black Caucus State of the Union event, Washington, D.C., USA, Warren K. Leffler, January 31, 1973

Ella Fitzgerald con Illinois Jacquet. Marzo 1948.

La cantante Ella Fitzgerald.

El cantante y guitarrista de blues Johnny 'Guitar' Watson. JOHNNY "GUITAR" WATSON.

Anefo photo collection. Opening Academic Year University of Amsterdam. ANC chairman Oliver R. Tambo as a guest speaker. September 5, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Bessie Smith, American blues singer, portrait by Carl Van Vechten, February 3, 1936.

U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, Head and Shoulders Portrait Seated in Congressional Chamber, Washington DC, USA, Thomas O'Halloran, April 7, 1976

SIDNEY POITIER in A WARM DECEMBER (1973), directed by SIDNEY POITIER.

American record producer and musician Quincy Jones.

El músico y compositor estadounidense de jaz Ornette Coleman.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG. 1958.

The work of the Merchant Navy during the Second World War, 1943 A head and shoulders portrait of Alihu Turay, from Free Town, Sierra Leone, West Africa. He is a greaser in the Merchant Navy and has sailed on ships taking supplies to Russia.

Aretha Franklin

Anefo photo collection. Bishop MOZOREWA (Rhodesie) at Schiphol. November 1, 1978. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Miles Davis Jazz Trumpeter (1926-1991)

Ella Fitzgerald con Sarah Vaughn. ELLA FITZGERALD. SARAH VAUGHAN.

Anefo photo collection. Singer Mahalia Jackson (Singing). September 27, 1971

Undated portrait of actor Sidney Poitier (born 1927).

Louis Armstrong, trompetista y cantante estadounidense de jazz.

Louis Armstrong, American Jazz Trumpeter, (1900-1971)

SIDNEY POITIER in DUEL AT DIABLO (1966), directed by RALPH NELSON.

Madrid, November 1971. Isabel Garcés returns to the stage after a long absence from our stages. The Madrid actress wears dresses by the Getaria couturier.

Ella Fitzgerald

Anefo photo collection. The Congolese leader Patrice Loemoemba in Brussels. January 26, 1960. Brussels

SIDNEY POITIER in FAST FORWARD (1985), directed by SIDNEY POITIER.

Anefo photo collection. Josephine Baker in Castle Les Milandes Portrait J. B .. June 26, 1961. France

Louis Armstrong American Jazz Trumpeter (1900-1971)

Grand Gala du Disque poplar in Kurhaus in Scheveningen Sarah Vaughan / Date October 12, 1963 Location Scheveningen, South Holland.

One of jazz's finest composers and tenor saxophonists, Wayne Shorter, in his days as one of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. 1961.

Jimmy Witherspoon.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Milly Small from Jamaica at Schiphol, Parts Grand Gala du Disque, Milly Small. October 2, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Andrew Young, Democratic Congressman from Georgia, seated Portrait, Washington DC, USA, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, May 6, 1976

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, American civil rights leader

Sarah Vaughan durante una actuación.

Anefo photo collection. Plenipotentiary Minister of Suriname Dr. J. D. R. Polane in the Netherlands decreases his family from Schiphol. Minister Polanes. January 15, 1970. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Buffy Sainte-Marie

African American man, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left African American Photographs Assembled for 1900 Paris Exposition.

Anefo photo collection. Suriname, politics; Minister. April 1, 1975

Anefo photo collection. Surinamese delegation from Schiphol left; EGG. Karamat Ali (Chairman of the Royal Commission). March 28, 1975. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Undated portrait of actor Sidney Poitier (born 1927).

Randy Jackson, The Jackson 5, 70s.

Louis armstrong, lara saint paul

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) American former professional boxer, considered among the greatest heavyweights in the sport's history.

Rusiate Vuruya, photographed in Brisbane after arrival by air to join the Fijian Rugby Union tourists. He is said to be the world's best Union lock-forward. July 18, 1952. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service).

BETTY CARTER performs at the MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL - MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Announcing her Candidacy for U.S. Presidential Nomination, Thomas J. O'Halloran, January 25, 1972

Justine 'Baby' Washington en una actuación.

American-Belgian jazz singers in Kijk de Rijk Show, Donna Higtower after the press conference (head) Date April 10, 1964.

SPIKE LEE in MALCOLM X (1992), directed by SPIKE LEE.

Louis Armstrong, American Jazz Trumpeter, (1900-1971)

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