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10 lut 2020 · In celebration of Black History Month 2020, we have put together a gallery of 106 images of everyday black history meant to celebrate, inspire, and encourage exploration of the diversity of the African American experience.
23 lut 2024 · “Unbowed by the forces of hate and undaunted as they fought for centuries against slavery, segregation and injustice, Black Americans have held a mirror up to our nation, allowing our country to...
25 kwi 2024 · Slavery in America was the legal institution of enslaving human beings, mainly Africans and African Americans. Slavery existed in the United States from its founding in 1776 and became the...
19 paź 2020 · The Scourged Back. This photo ‘The Scourged Back’ is one of the most well-known photographs from this period and was widely circulated by slavery abolitionists. It is one of the earliest examples of photography used as propaganda.
25 lut 2021 · Picturing Black History From Free Photo Archives, Part 1: 1619 to 1865. Discover the history of Africans in the United States through photographs from public archives, starting with a history of slavery in America. Nona Blackman. Feb 25, 2021 • 18 min read.
22 lut 2021 · The Library's newly digitized gallery of African American portraits from the late 19th and early 20th centuries showcases the lives, hopes and dreams of the famous and the forgotten of the era. Here are stories of Robert Church, Gertrude Mossell and William Pettigrew.
14 cze 2024 · Ahead of Juneteenth’s celebration of Black emancipation, learn about six remarkable abolitionists through their photographs. All of these photographs were recently added to our collection as part of the Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection .
