"Sister Rosetta" Tharpe

“Sister Rosetta” Tharpe in Long Beach, California, in 1943. It appears she is there signing autographs for African-American military personnel she entertained.

African-American men smiling in military uniforms with African-American woman smiling in suit

Courtesy of Drew Ulrich

Media

Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

African American

Gender

Female

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African-American men smiling in military uniforms with African-American woman smiling in suit Tharpe, “Sister Rosetta”