Photograph of an African American family sitting on a floral printed couch. The parents are sitting in the middle with their two daughters on either side. The mother is on the left and wearing a dark plaid skirt and light shirt with glasses, and the father is wearing a dark striped suit and tie. The father's left arm is resting on the arm of the couch in front of the youngest daughter, who is wearing a floral printed dress and standing in the corner of the couch behind the father. The older daughter is sitting behind the mother on her right and is wearing a light dress. A coffee table is in the foreground, and a window with thin light curtains is in the background.

Photograph of an African American family sitting on a floral printed couch. Three older women are sitting on the couch and four children are sitting in between them. Two of the women are wearing dresses and the middle woman is wearing a plaid skirt with a dark shirt. The two girls on the left side of the picture are wearing light dresses, and the two boys on the right are wearing matching dark overalls with plaid shirts.

Photograph of an African American family sitting on a floral printed couch. The mother is sitting on the left and wearing a dark skirt and light colored top. On the right is the father wearing a light colored suit and tie. Two young boys wearing dark overalls and a plaid shirt are sitting on either side of the parents. In the mother's lap is a young girl wearing a printed dress.

Photograph of an African American family sitting on a dark couch. The mother is sitting on the left wearing a dark dress, and the father is on the right wearing a dark suit and tie. Their two young boys are sitting on either side of them wearing pants with jackets. Their daughter is sitting on the mother's lap, and she is wearing a light colored dress. A coffee table is in the foreground.

Photograph of an extended African American family sitting on a couch in a living room setting. Two men and two women are sitting on the couch with three young children and an infant. The men are wearing suits, and the women are wearing patterned dresses with lace collars. The children and infant are wearing light-colored dresses. To the left of the couch is an elderly man sitting in a wheel chair. He is wearing a white dressing gown and socks.

Photograph of an African American family sitting on wooden chairs in front of a window with floral curtains. The woman on the left is wearing a light dress with a dark scarf tied around her neck, and the man is seated in the middle and wearing a light suit and tie. Placed on his lap is a young child wearing a white one-piece outfit and booties. Seated on the right is a young girl wearing a light dress and socks with dark shoes. A radio is on a table next to the family.

Photograph of an African American family posed in front of a window with thin curtains in a living room setting. An older man and woman are seated in wooden chairs in the front of the group with a young boy sitting between the couple on an armrest. Five older children are standing behind the chairs: three young women are in the middle with a young man on either side. All of the women are wearing dresses, and the men are wearing dark suits and ties. On both sides of the group are two matching upholstered chairs and a radio.

Photograph of a framed drawing of two young African American people. The drawing shows a man on the left wearing a light shirt and a woman on the right wearing a light top and a bow in her hair. A simple dark wooden frame surrounds the drawing.

Photograph of a funeral ceremony. A man is standing behind the casket, and the rest of the other attendants are seated around it. Flower arrangements surround the casket.

Photograph of a group of African American women, four of which are seated. They are all wearing light colored dresses.

Photograph of a group of children standing on the pulpit at Second Baptist Church located 1205 S2nd St. The girls are wearing white dresses and the boys are wearing white dress shirts and slacks with a black bow tie.

Photograph of a group of African American children standing around a table with a light colored table cloth as well as a cake, plates and cups. Of the thirteen children, the boys are wearing nice dress pants and shirts, and the girls are wearing dresses. Behind the group and table is a wall with leaf printed wallpaper and a window with thin light colored curtains.

Photograph of a group of African American children standing on the steps in front of a building. One of the children on the front steps is holding up a cake with candles in it. The twenty-seven children are sitting or standing on the steps in four rows. The boys are for the most part wearing pants and short-sleeved shirts, and the girls are wearing dresses. Behind the group is a screened door and window, as well as the numbers "913" attached to the wall.

Photograph of a group of African American children standing outside with a large building in the background. The youngest children are sitting on the ground and the older children are standing behind them. An older woman is standing with the group on the left.

Photograph of a group of African American children standing around a table with a light colored table cloth as well as a cake, plates, and cups. Of the thirteen children, the boys are wearing nice dress pants and shirts, and the girls are wearing dresses. Behind the group and table is a wall with leaf printed wallpaper and a window with thin light colored curtains.

Photograph of a group of African American men seated on a sectional couch covered in a floral pattern. All five of the men are wearing dark suits with their hands crossed in their laps. A coffee table is in the foreground, and behind the couch is a window with thin light curtains and blinds.

Photograph of four African American men standing outside in front of a small hedge with an old car and a house in the background. The men are wearing pants with buttoned shirts, and one man in the center is wearing a tie.

Photograph of a group of African American women dressed in traditional white nurse dresses, hose, shoes and hats. Behind the group is a door on one wall and a window with a shade on the left wall. The nurses are each holding a candle in their right hand for a traditional graduation, called 'pinning', in which they read the 'Nightingale Pledge'.

Photograph of a group of African American women dressed in traditional white nurse dresses, hose, shoes and hats. They are standing in three rows on steps outside of a brick building.

Photograph of African American people facing a man holding a book. The men are wearing dark suits, and the women are wearing formal dresses with hats. They are standing around a table with flowers and nativity figures placed on top.

Photograph of a group of African American adults standing outside of a brick building. They are standing in four different levels, and more people are on the left side of the frame out of view. The men are wearing suit jackets with ties, and the women are wearing thick jackets and scarves.

Photograph of a group of African Americans standing on the steps outside of a brick building. The men and women range in ages, and the youngest are in the front with the adults on the left, right and back rows of the groups. A man dressed in dark robes is in the second row. The building is believed to be Second Baptist Church of Waco located at 1215 South 2nd Street, Waco, Texas.

Photograph of a group of two African American men and three women standing behind a table covered with an embroidered table cloth. Placed on top of the table is a wedding cake, punch bowl, cups, plates, a flower arrangement and taper candles. The three women are standing in the middle of the two men; they are wearing formal dresses and holding punch cups. The two men are wearing dark suits and ties.

Photograph of a young African American couple and an older man and woman standing in a living room setting. The married couple is standing in the center of the group holding hands; the man is wearing a light suit jacket with dark slacks and bow-tie, and the woman is wearing a light dress, veil and holds a bouquet in her arms. The older man on the left is wearing a light colored suit, and the older woman on the right is wearing a printed jacket and shirt with a dark skirt, purse and hat. Behind the group is a door, wooden chair, and worn armchair.