Tag Archives: African-Americans

1861: Most Photographed American of the 19th Century

Posted on February 2, 2020 by corvusfugit

The most photographed American of the 19th century was Frederick Douglass. In an 1861 lecture, Douglass said that with the advent of photography, Men of all conditions may see themselves as others see them. What was once the exclusive luxury … Continue reading →

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1964: The Street

Posted on January 28, 2020 by corvusfugit

Romare Bearden: The Street (1964)

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1966: A Riot is the Language of the Unheard

Posted on January 20, 2020 by corvusfugit

Martin Luther King, Jr. on “60 Minutes,” September 27, 1966.

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2013: Transition II

Posted on December 1, 2019 by corvusfugit

Richard Mayhew: Transition II (2013)

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1972: Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free

Posted on October 6, 2019 by corvusfugit

Carolyn Lawrence: Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free (1972)

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1965: Lo, The Mystique City

Posted on August 28, 2019 by corvusfugit

Betye Saar: Lo, The Mystique City (1965)

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2013: Heliocentrist

Posted on May 13, 2019 by corvusfugit

Robert Pruitt: Heliocentrist (2013)

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1865: An Army of Striking Labor

Posted on April 28, 2019 by corvusfugit

In Black Reconstruction in America (1935), W. E. B. Du Bois argues that a “general strike” by millions of enslaved African-Americans decided the outcome of the civil war. By rebelling against their masters, abandoning southern plantations, contributing their labor to … Continue reading →

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2014: Jahmal

Posted on April 20, 2019 by corvusfugit

Gabriel Garcia Roman: Jahmal (2014); from a series, Queer Icons

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1883: Long Lake

Posted on March 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Grafton Tyler Brown: Long Lake, B.C. (1883) Born to African-American parents who had left the slave state of Maryland for the free state of Pennsylvania in 1837, Grafton Tyler Brown set off for Sacramento at the age of 17 and … Continue reading →

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