Black and white photograph of Businesses near the intersection of East 38th St and 4th Ave, Minneapolis, 1975.

Businesses near the intersection of East 38th St and 4th Ave, Minneapolis

Businesses near the intersection of East 38th St and 4th Ave, Minneapolis, 1975.

Black and white photograph of 38th St Food Market, 3800 4th Ave S, Minneapolis, 1975.

38th St Food Market

38th St Food Market, 3800 4th Ave S, Minneapolis, 1975.

Black and white photograph of Muhammad's Mosque, and Church of God in Christ, Minneapolis, 1975.

Muhammad's Mosque, and Church of God in Christ

Muhammad's Mosque, and Church of God in Christ, Minneapolis, 1975.

Black and white photograph of East 38th St near Portland Ave, Minneapolis, 1968.

East 38th St near Portland Ave, Minneapolis

East 38th St near Portland Ave, Minneapolis, 1968.

Black and white photograph of Greater Sabathani Baptist Church, 3805 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, 1975.

Greater Sabathani Baptist Church

Greater Sabathani Baptist Church, 3805 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, 1975.

Black and white photograph of 4th Ave S at 37th St, 1957.

4th Ave S at 37th St, Minneapolis

4th Ave S at 37th St, Minneapolis, 1957.

Black and white photograph of the Nacirema Club (“America backwards), 1975.

Nacirema Club

Nacirema Club (“America backwards), 1975.

Black and white photograph of the Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder office, 3744 Fourth Avenue South, 1958.

Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder office

Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder office, 3744 Fourth Avenue South, 1958.

Southside African American Community, Minneapolis

Minneapolis historically has been home to a small but vibrant African American population. From the 1930s to the 1970s, an African American neighborhood flourished on the city’s Southside, between East Thirty-Fourth and Forty-Sixth Streets and from Nicollet Avenue to Chicago Avenue.

Color image of the Sabathanites Drum Corps, circa. 1960s. Photographed by Suluki Fardan.

Sabathanites Drum Corps, ca. 1960s

Sabathanites Drum Corps, ca. 1960s. Photographed by Suluki Fardan.

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