1950s African American beauty pageant

**scotty2hotty** Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:48 am

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A striking, and notable photograph slide from the 1950s collection Jim Linderman

A decade or more before the chant "Black is Beautiful" some history appears to be happening here.

While the promoters likely wish you didn't know it now, "Rule Number Seven" prevented women of color from participating in the Miss America contest until around 1970!