I am Africa

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This color photograph shows a young man in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York in 1988. The young man faces away from the camera and wears a Cuccini Member brand shirt. The photograph highlights the man’s flattop haircut, which has an image of Africa cut into it. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.

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