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1979
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Charles Blockson (fourth from the left) receives his first honorary degree from Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, ca. 1979. (L. to R.): Robert J. Butera, former Villanova University president Father Driskell, Annie Parker Blockson, Charles Blockson, Edith Moore, and Lenny Moore.
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Charles Blockson in his den at his home holding a copy of William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist paper, ‘The Liberator’, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1997
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Charles Blockson (right) with a bronze bust of himself designed by sculptor Antonio Salemme (left) at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1997.
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1986-1987
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Charles Blockson addresses Jewish and Black teens of Operation Crossroads before their trip to Senegal and Israel, ca. 1986-1987.
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1986-1987
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Detail of Charles Blockson addresses Jewish and Black teens of Operation Crossroads before their trip to Senegal and Israel, ca. 1986-1987.
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1972-1973
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Charles Blockson (left) with his daughter, Noelle Blockson, in his home library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1972-1973.
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1997
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Charles Blockson being presented with his bronze bust by sculptor Antonio Salemme at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1997. (L. to R.): Charles Blockson, sculptor Antonio Salemme, his wife, Martha Salemme, and Blockson’s daughter, Noelle Blockson.
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1986
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Charles Blockson poses with his African drum at his home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1986.
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Charles Blockson posing in Antonio Salemme’s art studio in Eastern Pennsylvania.
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Charles Blockson (top row, center) with other distinguished African American alumni from Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
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Detail of Charles Blockson (top row, center) with other distinguished African American alumni from Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
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1955
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Charles Blockson throwing the discus at a track and field meet against the University of Michigan at Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, ca. 1955.
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1994
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Charles Blockson with author Barbara Chase, at an awards ceremony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1994.
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Charles Blockson (without a hat) poses with some tourists at an American Revolutionary War monument honoring African American patriots, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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1975-1976
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Charles Blockson at a Pennsylvania state marker honoring American Revolutionary soldier, Edward Hector, ca. 1975-1976.
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1996
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Charles Blockson (right) with Marian Anderson and Frank Stevens (left) at Anderson’s home in Danville, Connecticut, ca. 1996.
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1992
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Charles Blockson (center) with others at an African American Writers’ Conference, Paris, France, ca. 1992.
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1978-1979
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Charles Blockson, ca. 1978-1979.
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1991-1992
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Charles Blockson in his office in his home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1991-1992.
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Charles Blockson with artist Romare Bearden
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1996
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Charles Blockson (left) adjusts the microphone for Dr. John Henry Clark (right) at an event honoring Clark at the Philadelphia Free Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1996.
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Charles Blockson unveiling the Pennsylvania state marker honoring James Forten, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Detail of Charles Blockson unveiling the Pennsylvania state marker honoring James Forten, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1994
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Charles Blockson (second from the right) with a group of Egyptian children, Cairo, Egypt, ca. 1994.
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1994
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Charles Blockson in front of the Shakesberry & Company Bookstore, Paris, France, ca. 1994.
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1997
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Charles Blockson with his daughter, Noelle Blockson, at the unveiling of his bronze bust at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1997.
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1944
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Charles Blockson in the sixth grade, ca. 1944.
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1942
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Charles Blockson in the fourth grade, ca. 1942.
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1954
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Charles Blockson in his Penn State University football uniform, ca. 1954.
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1956
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Charles Blockson winding up to throw the discus during practice at Penn State University, ca. 1956.
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1954
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Charles Blockson running the football for Penn State University in a game versus Fordham University, ca. 1954.
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1995
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Charles Blockson (right) shakes hands with Bishop Desmond Tutu at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1995.
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July, 1984
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Photo of Charles Blockson taken for the article he wrote in ‘National Geographic’ on the Underground Railroad, July, 1984.
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July, 1984
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Detail of Jerry Pinkney’s cover illustration for Charles Blockson’s Underground Railroad article in ‘National Geographic’, July, 1984.
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July, 1984
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Jerry Pinkney’s cover illustration for Charles Blockson’s Underground Railroad article in ‘National Geographic’, July, 1984.
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Detail of Paul Robeson
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Paul Robeson
