Melekhina pictured wearing her school uniform. She is wearing a red tie around her neck to distinguish that she is a Young Pioneer due to her father being in the Communist party.
During Melekhina's childhood it was mandatory for all high school students to complete military training where they learned to use a rifle, march, and respond to commands. At this time they believed that Western countries would actually attack them…
Amosu's uncle, his family, and her mother during her uncle's wedding day in 2014 Lagos, Nigeria dressed in Yoruban wedding garb. The individuals, from left to right, include the uncle's stepmother, a relative of Amosu, her uncle, and mother.
Sam Spritz was born (circa 1898) into a Jewish family in pre-revolution Russia. In 1913, he moved with his father and brother to Philadelphia, attracted by the promise of freedom, democracy, and easy access to education. In the early 1920s,…