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Map showing Ancient Greek colonies on the northern coast of the Black Sea, c. 450 BC.

The tomb of Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376 CE), the eldest son of English king Edward III of England, Prince of Wales from 1343 CE and the scourge of the French nobility. Known as Edward ‘the Black Prince’ (from the 16th century CE). (Canterbury...

The gold and ruby signet ring of Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376). Louvre Museum, Paris.

A c. 1390 CE manuscript illustration showing Edward III of England presenting his son Edward the Black Prince with the title of Prince of Aquitaine, an act made in 1362 CE. (British Library, London)

An c. 1762 illustration of the Black Hole of Calcutta, the infamous prison cell used to hold captured British soldiers in 1756. According to one survivor, 123 of 146 prisoners died of dehydration and heat exhaustion.

Oglala Lakota Sioux nation citizens Black Elk & Elk in costume as grass dancers while performing with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in London, England, 1887. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

A Penny Black postage stamp with a portrait of Queen Victoria (reign 1837-1901) , the first of its kind when introduced in Britain in May 1840. (Private Collection)

Photograph of Chief Black Kettle of the Southern Cheyenne, an advocate for peace between his people and the white settlers in the 19th century.

A mid-15th century CE illustration of Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376 CE) dressed as a knight of the Order of the Garter. From the Garter Book by William Bruge. (British Library, London)

Portion of a heraldic painting depicting Black Kettle at Sand Creek by artist Stone Rabbit. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming.