The Royal Peacock in Atlanta was one of the more famous venues on the Chitlin' Circuit. Libray of Congress hide caption
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An original production cel from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. The show was among a burst of 1970s-era Saturday morning cartoons that featured positive African-American characters. Courtesy of Pamela Thomas/Museum of UnCut Funk! hide caption
Karen (Emma Thompson) tries to console Daniel (Liam Neeson), whose wife has recently died. Universal Pictures/Photofest hide caption
Coca-Cola (3) was one of many of Warhol's pop art pieces, which celebrated popular culture and consumerism in post-World War II America. Courtesy of Christie's hide caption
On Wednesday, fashion designer Marc Jacobs acknowledged applause following the presentation of the ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection he designed for Vuitton. Jacques Brinon/AP hide caption
Media mogul and actress Oprah Winfrey attends a special screening of The Butler in New York City on July 31. She recently had an encounter with a saleswoman in Switzerland over a Tom Ford handbag. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
George Zimmerman wipes his face after arriving in the courtroom for his trial in Sanford, Fla., on Friday. Zimmerman is charged in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Joe Burbank/AP hide caption
Celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait on Jan. 17, 2012, in New York. In her deposition for a lawsuit by a former employee, Deen admits to having used racial slurs, among other things. Carlo Allegri/AP hide caption
The U.S. Embassy in central London in 2009. Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Question 9 on the first page of the 2010 Census form. After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in its surveys. Instead of the term, which was popularized during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation, census forms will use "black" or "African-American." Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
The Library of Congress' version of the rare Brooklyn Atlantics baseball card. Library of Congress hide caption