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African-Americans

Within History

Sepia toned photo of a senior Black man and 4 women from mid-1990s. Caption. My grandmother is a very territorial woman.

Senior Black woman with a gold front tooth and dark glasses smiles while looking up and away from camera. Caption. That's what we sung. Sound of chuckles.

Black and white medium shot of civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, in middle age. She stands before a backdrop with historic photographs of civil rights activists. Text on image reads, "This is her story."

Closeup of the front of the Supreme Court building. Statues and stairs lead to the west entry door of the building. A series of columns support the building's pediment. Text on image reads, "Thanks to the Civil Rights Act."

Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: Annie Malone

Black and white side angle shot of a young Billie Holiday singing. Next to her, a cellist and another man without an instrument. Caption lyrics. Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Black and white photo of a pre-teen girl looking at camera. She wears a button down coat with her hands clasped behind her back and stands in front of a large school building. Caption. Linda Brown was a student at this segregated school.

Illustration of Abraham Lincoln wearing white speaking from an outdoor podium to a crowd around him. An 1850s U, S flag is nearby. Caption. Male as narrator. In the following debates with Douglas, Lincoln came closer.

Illustration of the bench, bar, gallery seating and floor of a courtroom. Caption. The new law concerned the railroads of Louisiana.

Closeup of what appears to be a legal document from the mid-1800s. Paper is aged and handwriting is written in black ink using cursive style from that era. Caption. He used to be recognized as a citizen.

Still image from: Talking Black in America

Slide shows Key Concept 1. Slavery, which Europeans practiced before they invaded the Americas, was important to all colonial powers and existed in all North American colonies.

Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 10)

Slide shows Key Concept 2. Slavery and the slave trade were central to the development and growth of the colonial economies and what is now the United States.

Slide shows Key Concept 3. Protections for slavery were embedded in the founding documents; enslavers dominated the federal government, Supreme Court, and Senate from 1787 through 1860.

Slide shows Key Concept 4. Slavery was an institution of power, designed to create profit for enslavers and break the will of the enslaved and was a relentless quest for profit abetted by racism.

Slide shows Key Concept 5. Enslaved people resisted the efforts of their enslavers to reduce them to commodities in both revolutionary and everyday ways.

Slide shows Key Concept 6. The experience of slavery varied depending on time, location, crop, labor performed, size of slaveholding and gender.

Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 7)

Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 8)

Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 9)

Three log-cabin-style structures in a row next to each other, near a paved driveway and white house, and backing up to a wooded area. Caption reads: "FightersHeaven.com."

Installation shows a mannequin wearing a beaded face covering and quilted dress with fabric pieces surrounding the hem in a gallery with a quilt hung in the background.

Still image from: The Backbone

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: African Dance and the Middle Passage

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: Minstrel Shows, Vaudeville, and Broadway

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: R&B, Modern Dance, and Breakdancing

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Dance: The Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Afrofuturism

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Jazz

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Soul

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: Spirituals

Still image from: The Genius of African-American Music: The Blues

Black and white frame of Jackie Robinson at bat mid warm-up swing. Caption. Come on, Jackie boy, get a hold of one!

Young woman stands in shadows next to a projected image entitled, The End of the Old Testament. Caption. It was not uncommon for birthdays to be recorded down.

Black man in a white tunic stands on a platform to the right of 2 men in suits and top hats. Caption. To stand on a raised platform.

Storybook cover with a colorful illustration of 2 students holding books and walking; 1 of the students has white hair and glasses. Title reads, "The Oldest Student. How Mary Walker Learned to Read."

Watercolor painting of a child standing with 1 foot up on a fence, houses in the distant background. Caption. Each morning she climbed up on the fence.

Still image from: The Path to Creativity Is Not Predictable: How to Be a Successful Black Artist!

Man standing at chalk board in front of class. Caption: George's discoveries brought so many benefits to mankind

Black woman and man wearing plain Civil-war era clothing across from a man wearing a suit and brimmed hat. Caption. This path will lead to a road.

Still image from: The Road to Justice

Seated Black man in a suit writing at a teacher's desk. A line of Black teenagers are to his left. Caption. Blacks were denied admission to white schools.

Painting. Young Black girl jumping rope outside with homes in background. Caption. Under the shade of a sweet-smelling pine.

Man seated on a stool speaks directly to camera against an orange stage backdrop like he is giving a lesson as a subject expert. Caption. Cooler climates, less land, and the flourishing.

Black and white photo. President Johnson signs a bill, surrounded by a crowd of men in suits. Caption. To Pass the 1964 Civil Rights and 1965 Voting Rights Acts.

Color illustration. 3 school children pause to chat. Caption. You don't know what you're talking about.

Digital illustration of a man gesturing toward a photo of the artist Basquiat as he sits casually on a stool with his head tilted to the side.

Still image from: Who Was Benjamin Banneker?

Young man in blue tank top and visor touches glasses and holds a C, D player while walking along a tree-lined street. Caption. With me fixing to be 21 in December.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Firsts

Fluffy tan dog runs through the grass, looking happy.