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MAY 9, #onthisday in 1953 (64 years ago): Remains of a burned dry goods storefront and barber shop, with scorched wood, broken windows and debris following a fire at the Lafayette Market grocery and food market, Baltimore, Maryland, May 9, 1953. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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NOVEMBER 10, #onthisday in 1964 (52 years ago): A group of African-American voters stand in line while a woman places her ballot into a ballot box, Baltimore, Maryland, November 10, 1964. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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MARCH 6, #onthisday in 1956 (60 years ago): An African American worker with a paint can on a ladder adds to a billboard sign announcing the start of concrete work during the rebuilding of the Lafayette Market grocery and food market, Baltimore, Maryland, March 6, 1956. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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NOVEMBER 23, #onthisday in 1946 (69 years ago): A group of male and female members pose in a portrait sitting at a table during a meeting of the African American advocacy and professional group National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), November 23, 1946. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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OCTOBER 11, #onthisday in 1955 (60 years ago): An official lifts the first shovel of soil while a crowd looks on during the groundbreaking for the rebuilding of the Lafayette Market grocery and food market, Baltimore, Maryland, October 11, 1955. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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OCTOBER 9, #onthisday in 1937 (78 years ago): Engine Company 11, one of the first African American firefighting companies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1937. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield

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APRIL 21, #onthisday in 1964 (51 years ago): A small group of African-American voters, having already been sworn in, sit and wait their turn to vote in an election, Baltimore, Maryland, April 21, 1964. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images). @gettyimagesarchive More photos at http://www.projectgado.org/depthoffield