Young African American woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right, with hands folded on her lap. Collection: African American photographs for the Paris Exposition of 1900. Used with permission in fair use doctrine. Source: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c21111
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By John Gillis and Renata Williams
Additional reporting by Derek Wang
Who would you say is an important African American?