Pastel Blues cover
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Simone's arresting gaze dominates the cover of her seventh studio album.
Album cover
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This is from Nina Simone's first album.
Candid portrait
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Simone with a cigarette.
Nina Simone in the Black Power era
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She started wearing her hair "natural" (not straightening or pulling it back), making a strong statement about black identity.