Extraordinary Actors of Black Cinema

arts & entertainment

All in the Family: How Archie Bunker Still Resonates

Malcolm X gives a speech at a Nation of Islam rally, Washington, D.C., 1961.

history

Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam: Eve Arnold’s Quietly Powerful Images

Child receiving a polio vaccination, 1955.

lifestyle

How the Polio Vaccine Trials Relieved a Worried Nation

LIFE magazine coverage of Kent State in May 1970.

history

How LIFE Magazine Covered the Kent State Shootings

French performers in first organized show for American troops after D-Day, Normandy, July 1944.

history

After D-Day: The First Show for U.S. Troops in Normandy

Seated close to the evening fire, Gray Mountain, 91, tells his grandchildren legends about the early days of the Navajo people.

history

‘A Country Within a Country’: Inside the Navajo Nation, 1948

featured issue

LIFE: Sean Connery

No name is more synonymous with suave sophistication and danger than James Bond.

To celebrate this iconic character, LIFE pays tribute to all the actors who have portrayed Bond. A special section on the history of the Bond franchise provides rare photographs from on the set and off and yields inside intelligence on each film’s behind-the-scenes politics, business deals, and casting calls.

Plus: an essay by TIME’s acclaimed film and culture critic Richard Corliss examines how Bond reflects and influences the world at large.