Booker T. Washington
In this image from circa 1912, renowned orator and activist Booker T. Washington is seen giving a speech. Arthur P. Bedou, who served as Washington’s personal photographer, took this picture near Mound Bayou, Mississippi. He was African-American, like Washington, and fought to end black Americans’ lack of voting rights in the post-Reconstruction country.
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Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding, the nominee of the Republican party and soon-to-be 29th President of the United States, takes a break from showing his political skills to show off his skill with a sousaphone! Harding, who won the presidency in 1920, waged a “front porch” presidential campaign, remaining largely in his home state and urging his supporters to attend his events. (Play, too!)
