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Marianne Skanks is a 16-year-old model whose mother has designed a line of Afro fashions
Marianne Skanks is a 16-year-old model whose mother has designed a line of Afro fashions

Marianne Skanks is a 16-year-old model whose mother has designed a line of Afro fashions

Date8/22/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Marianne Skanks is a 16-year-old model whose mother has designed a line of Afro fashions. With her father; sister and cousin; she's in an African dance group; the Ebonites; that's performed in the Hawk's Nest and Julie's restaurant. Black people; declares Marianne Shanks; are beginning now to do their own thing.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0099154F
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