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Bernard Perlin’s 1940 drawing of Oscar Armstrong Kenney, hanging in the artist’s 2009 New York gallery show. Courtesy of the Bernard Perlin Archives.
Bernard Perlin’s 1940 drawing of Oscar Armstrong Kenney, hanging in the artist’s 2009 New York gallery show. Courtesy of the Bernard Perlin Archives.
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“Oscar Is Gone,” by John A. Kenney, M.D. Courtesy of the Kenney Family Archives.
“Oscar Is Gone,” by John A. Kenney, M.D. Courtesy of the Kenney Family Archives.
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney (front row, third from right) with Class 43-F at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, 1943. Courtesy of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney (front row, third from right) with Class 43-F at the Tuskegee Army Air Field, 1943. Courtesy of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney as an aviation cadet, c. 1942. Courtesy of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney as an aviation cadet, c. 1942. Courtesy of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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Though Oscar Kenney trained in a P-40, his cohort advanced to fly P-51 Mustangs, whose signature tail color earned the unit their legendary nickname “Red Tails.” Photograph by Toni Frissell. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-13268.
Though Oscar Kenney trained in a P-40, his cohort advanced to fly P-51 Mustangs, whose signature tail color earned the unit their legendary nickname “Red Tails.” Photograph by Toni Frissell. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-13268.
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A Tuskegee air cadet on his barracks cot, admiring his gallery of girlfriends, c. 1942. Courtesy of the National Archives, 208-NP-5QQ-9.
A Tuskegee air cadet on his barracks cot, admiring his gallery of girlfriends, c. 1942. Courtesy of the National Archives, 208-NP-5QQ-9.
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Barracks inspection, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, early 1940s. Courtesy of HQ AETC/HO, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
Barracks inspection, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama, early 1940s. Courtesy of HQ AETC/HO, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
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Maj. James A. Ellison returns the salute of Cadet Mac Ross during an inspection at Tuskegee, January 1942. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USW33-001228-C.
Maj. James A. Ellison returns the salute of Cadet Mac Ross during an inspection at Tuskegee, January 1942. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USW33-001228-C.
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Army Air Corps cadets being welcomed in front of the Booker T. Washington Monument at the Tuskegee Institute, August 1941. Courtesy of the National Archives, 531132.
Army Air Corps cadets being welcomed in front of the Booker T. Washington Monument at the Tuskegee Institute, August 1941. Courtesy of the National Archives, 531132.
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Betsy Graves Reyneau, Keep Us Flying!, 1943. This World War II bond-drive poster depicts Tuskegee Airman Lt. Robert W. Deiz. Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, NMAAHC 2011.168.
Betsy Graves Reyneau, Keep Us Flying!, 1943. This World War II bond-drive poster depicts Tuskegee Airman Lt. Robert W. Deiz. Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, NMAAHC 2011.168.
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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in a Piper J-3 Cub trainer with Tuskegee Institute flight instructors C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson and Director of Training Lewis Jackson, March 1941. Courtesy of the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in a Piper J-3 Cub trainer with Tuskegee Institute flight instructors C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson and Director of Training Lewis Jackson, March 1941. Courtesy of the Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell Air Force…
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney (bottom left) and his housemates at Noah Hall on the Oberlin campus in 1941. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney (bottom left) and his housemates at Noah Hall on the Oberlin campus in 1941. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney (top right) and fellow members of the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association, an organization supporting educational exchange with China, in 1941. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney (top right) and fellow members of the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association, an organization supporting educational exchange with China, in 1941. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives.
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney’s sophomore portrait from the 1941 Oberlin College Hi-O-Hi yearbook. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives, Oberlin, Ohio.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney’s sophomore portrait from the 1941 Oberlin College Hi-O-Hi yearbook. Courtesy of the Oberlin College Archives, Oberlin, Ohio.
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney (top right) with Boy Scouts Troop 20, Montclair, New Jersey, c. 1927. Courtesy of the Montclair History Center.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney (top right) with Boy Scouts Troop 20, Montclair, New Jersey, c. 1927. Courtesy of the Montclair History Center.
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The Kenney children, c. 1923. Left to right: John Jr., Elizabeth, Oscar, and Howard. Courtesy of the Kenney Family Archives, Atlanta.
The Kenney children, c. 1923. Left to right: John Jr., Elizabeth, Oscar, and Howard. Courtesy of the Kenney Family Archives, Atlanta.
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney climbing into a Waco UPF-7 training plane, c. 1942. He likely sent this photograph to Bernard Perlin from Tuskegee. Courtesy of the Bernard Perlin Archives.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney climbing into a Waco UPF-7 training plane, c. 1942. He likely sent this photograph to Bernard Perlin from Tuskegee. Courtesy of the Bernard Perlin Archives.
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Oscar Armstrong Kenney, 1940. Courtesy of the Bernard Perlin Archives, Chicago.
Oscar Armstrong Kenney, 1940. Courtesy of the Bernard Perlin Archives, Chicago.
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Quakers and the Rise of the Gay Liberation Movement, 1946-1972, by Brian T. Blackmore
This exhibit highlights Quaker endeavors and projects aimed at supporting the advancement of gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights in the United States from 1946 to 1973. During this period, Quakers established the first organization in the nation aimed…
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Colonel Jean P. Sams to Richard Schlegel, 29 June 1961, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 2, File 6, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Colonel Jean P. Sams to Richard Schlegel, 29 June 1961, Richard Schlegel Files #7306, Box 2, File 6, Cornell University, later deposited at the John Wilcox Archives, William Way LGBTQ Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.