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Bob Dylan performs at the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1963. Photo by Rowland Scherman. (folk music)

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Engraving by J. Pofselwhite of Walter Raleigh wearing an ornate, patterned doublet, ruffled collar, and feathered hat, with one hand on his hip.

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