Nation of Islam

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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

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The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

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Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

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Louis Farrakhan

Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, 2007.

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