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[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] American Negro newspapers and periodicals.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows number of magazines and newspapers published by African Americans. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the Am... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Negro business men in the United States.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows relative number of African Americans in various businesses. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] The amalgamation of the white and black elements of the population in the United States.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows numbers and percentages of African Americans who are biracial. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held i... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Proportion of whites and Negroes in the different classes of occupation in the United States / / Done by Atlanta University.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Circle graph shows comparison of African Americans in various occupations to whites. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of th... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Proportion of freemen and slaves among American Negroes.

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Line graph shows percentage of African Americans in slavery between 1790 and 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Slaves and free Negroes. - Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Paris

[The Georgia Negro] Slaves and free Negroes. - Exposition Universelle ...

Graph shows percentage of enslaved African Americans compared to free African Americans from 1790 to 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of t... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Proportion of total Negro children of school age who are enrolled in the public schools.

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Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans enrolled in public schools between 1876 and 1896. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Number of Negro teachers in the public schools of the United States / / Done by Atlanta University.

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Bar graph shows number of African Americans teachers from 1886 to 1895. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Se... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] The rise of the Negroes from slavery to freedom in one generation.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans in slavery in 1860 and percentage of African Americans who owned property in 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta U... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Conjugal condition of American Negroes according to age periods.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African American men and women who are single, married, or widowed by age. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for th... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Negro population of the United States compared with the total population of other countries / / Done by Atlanta University.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Maps show comparison of African American population in the United States with several European countries and Australia. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University s... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Religion of American Negroes.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African Americans practicing various Christian religions. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was he... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Pauperism among American Negroes.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows number of African American almshouse residents. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at t... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Mortality of American Negroes.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows mortality rates of African Americans in Philadelphia and the United States. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibi... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Statistics of Negro church organizations.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African American church organizations, churches, church members, and value of church property. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Increase of the Negro population in the United States of America / / Done by Atlanta University.

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Bar graph shows African American population between 1750 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section... More

The Georgia Negro A social study / / By W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.

The Georgia Negro A social study / / By W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.

Diagram shows routes of the African slave trade with state of Georgia starred. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900 to show the ec... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Crime among American Negroes.

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Bar graph shows number of African American prisoners in jails and the types of crimes they committed. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Ne... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Occupations in which American Negroes are engaged / / Done by Atlanta University.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans in various occupations by sex. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the Amer... More

A group of people standing next to a truck. African-american settler family

A group of people standing next to a truck. African-american settler f...

Slavery. Free images of slavery. Use free photos of slavery without any copyright restrictions.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Illiteracy of the American Negroes compared with that of other nations.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows illiteracy rate of African Americans compared to illiteracy rates in eight European countries and Russia. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Enrollment in the Negro common schools of the former slave states of the United States.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows school enrollment of African Americans between 1876 and 1895. The Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, also known as the Paris World Fair of 1900, was a world's fair that was held in ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] City and rural population among American Negroes in the former slave states.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows percentage of African Americans in rural and urban environments between 1860 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Distribution of Negroes in the United States.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Map shows African American population distribution. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris E... More

A case of learned ignorance - why can't he trust his naked eyes? / Keppler.

A case of learned ignorance - why can't he trust his naked eyes? / Kep...

Illustration shows Yale professor and university president Arthur T. Hadley looking through a huge magnifying glass trained on a laborer labeled "Trust Employee"; however, what Hadley sees through the lense is ... More

Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619

Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619

20 slaves sold to colonists. Reproduction of painting (?). Illus. in Harper's Monthly Mag., v. 102, 1901 Jan., p. 172. Reference photographic copy available in 4422-A-1. This record contains unverified, old dat... More

Justice versus prejudice / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Justice versus prejudice / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt, standing with right hand on the left shoulder of an African American man, standing to the left, and his left hand on a paper labeled "15th Amendment"; behind the... More

Simon Sheffield, fireman, arrested for robbery

Simon Sheffield, fireman, arrested for robbery

Name: Simon Sheffield.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 6 June 1906.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-89-Simon Sheffield..The Shields Daily News for 6 June 1906 r... More

Robert Richardson, miner, arrested for breaking and entering a marine store

Robert Richardson, miner, arrested for breaking and entering a marine ...

Name: Robert Richardson.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 18 November 1907.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-117-Robert Richardson..For an image of his accomplice... More

The Whole black family at the Hermitage, Savannah, Ga.

The Whole black family at the Hermitage, Savannah, Ga.

Photograph shows a large family of African Americans posed outside former slave quarters at Hermitage Plantation.

H. A. Molzon presents a modern screen version o fthe everalsting play Uncle Tom's cabin with Julia Swayne Gordon & Ralph Ince

H. A. Molzon presents a modern screen version o fthe everalsting play ...

Motion picture poster for "Uncle Tom's Cabin" shows reproductions of four engravings of scenes from the book and in the center a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and an emancipated slave.

Polaire with negro, her "Black Slave"

Polaire with negro, her "Black Slave"

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Convention of former slaves, left to right: unidentified, Anna Angales, Elizabeth Berkeley, and Sadie Thompson. Washington, D.C.]

[Convention of former slaves, left to right: unidentified, Anna Angale...

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Hank Thomas, Freedom Rider - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Hank Thomas, Freedom Rider - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Henry "Hank" Thomas, at the age of 19, was one of the original 13 Freedom Riders that departed from Washington, D.C. He also was a passenger on the Greyhound Bus that was burned outside of Anniston, AL.

Bill Harbour, Freedom Rider - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Bill Harbour, Freedom Rider - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

William "Bill" Harbour was 19 and a student at Tennessee State University when he joined the Freedom Rider Movement. He is also the co-chair of the Freedom Riders Park Board.

Rip Patton, Freedom Rider - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Rip Patton, Freedom Rider - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Ernest "Rip" Patton, Jr. was 21 and a student at Tennessee State University when he joined the Freedom Rider Movement.

Convention of former slaves, Wash., D.C.

Convention of former slaves, Wash., D.C.

Two elderly African American women. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Photo shows, left to right, Elizabeth Berkeley and Sadie Thompson (based on identification provided in ima... More

SLAVES REUNION. LEWIS MARTIN, AGE 100; MARTHA ELIZABETH BANKS, AGE 104; AMY WARE, AGE 103; REV. S.P. DREW, BORN FREE

SLAVES REUNION. LEWIS MARTIN, AGE 100; MARTHA ELIZABETH BANKS, AGE 104...

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLAVES REUNION. ANNIE PARRAM, AGE, 104; ANNA ANGALES, AGE 105; ELIZABETH BERKELEY, 125; SADIE THOMPSON, 110

SLAVES REUNION. ANNIE PARRAM, AGE, 104; ANNA ANGALES, AGE 105; ELIZABE...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a group of people, 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

SLAVES REUNION. LEWIS MARTIN, AGE 100; MARTHA ELIZABETH BANKS, AGE 104; AMY WARE, AGE 103; REV. S.P. DREW, BORN FREE

SLAVES REUNION. LEWIS MARTIN, AGE 100; MARTHA ELIZABETH BANKS, AGE 104...

A group of people standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freedom for Belgium (as the Kaiser said to the Pope)

Freedom for Belgium (as the Kaiser said to the Pope)

German military officer with whip, holding chain of captured woman, "Belgium," walking through desolate landscape, probably in occupied Belgium. Possibly published in New York Herald. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms ... More

King Cotton and his slaves, Greenwood, Miss.

King Cotton and his slaves, Greenwood, Miss.

Photograph shows three African American men and one boy posed with horse-drawn wagon loaded with bales of cotton in front of the Leflore County courthouse. C. E. Gillespie & Co.

Age has not dimmed Mammy Prater's love for sweets

Age has not dimmed Mammy Prater's love for sweets

Photograph shows elderly woman, an ex-slave, wearing heavy shawl and cap sitting outside in rocking chair holding small paper bag and candy in her hands.

Sailing over the blue waters of the Bosphorus one sees great white palaces on the shores where Sultans lived in the heyday of harems and slaves Among other ships riding quietly at anchor in the Bosphorus was a Russian "red" or Bolshevick steamer. However it was black in color.

Sailing over the blue waters of the Bosphorus one sees great white pal...

Photographs show hamals (porters) standing in street, Istanbul, Turkey. Negative series code written on page: C262. On page: no. 1343 (top image) and no. 1345 (bottom image). In album: European pictures (1923... More

Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. They are still living under primitive conditions on the plantation

Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of former slaves of the Pet...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Descendants of former slaves on the Pettway Plantation. Gees Bend, Alabama

Descendants of former slaves on the Pettway Plantation. Gees Bend, Ala...

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. They are still living under very primitive conditions on the plantation

Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of former slaves of the Pet...

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Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of slaves of the Pettway plantation. They are still living very primitively on the plantation

Negroes at Gees Bend, Alabama. Descendants of slaves of the Pettway pl...

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Some of the descendants of the Pettway Plantation slaves. Gees Bend, Alabama

Some of the descendants of the Pettway Plantation slaves. Gees Bend, A...

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One room of old Trepagnier plantation house as it is today. This house is now occupied by Negroes. About 100 years ago this was the scene of an uprising on the part of Negro slaves. They were held off by M. Trepagnier until the arrival of military forces which decimated the ranks and paraded the heads on poles through the streets of New Orleans. Norco, Louisiana

One room of old Trepagnier plantation house as it is today. This house...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Negro (former slave) Willis Winn with horn with which slaves were called. Near Marshall, Texas

Old Negro (former slave) Willis Winn with horn with which slaves were ...

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A black and white photo of a man sitting on a porch, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a porch, Texas, during Gre...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Old Negro (former slave) Willis Winn with horn with which slaves were called. Near Marshall, Texas

Old Negro (former slave) Willis Winn with horn with which slaves were ...

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A couple of women sitting outside of a building. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of women sitting outside of a building. Office of War Informa...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Briscoe house seen from south. It was an old plantation home now inhabited by Negroes, descendants of the former owner's slaves. Near Ridge, Maryland. Saint Mary's County

Briscoe house seen from south. It was an old plantation home now inhab...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tower, column, chimney, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Old Negro women living in one of the slum "villages" that used to be slave quarters. Near Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands

Old Negro women living in one of the slum "villages" that used to be s...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Christiansted, Saint Croix Island, Virgin Islands (vicinity). Old Negro women who live in one of the slum villages which at one time used to be slave quarters

Christiansted, Saint Croix Island, Virgin Islands (vicinity). Old Negr...

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CARTER G. WOODSON - TEACHER, HISTORIAN, PUBLISHER

CARTER G. WOODSON - TEACHER, HISTORIAN, PUBLISHER

Carter G. Woodson - with biographical paragraphs. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Gwendolyn Hunt at Point Mugu in 1960s

Gwendolyn Hunt at Point Mugu in 1960s

Gwendolyn Hunt poses for a picture at work in the late 1960s. Hunt was twice featured in Ebony magazine, which used this picture for both the 1969 and 1971 pieces. In 2011, Google and Ebony partnered to scan an... More

First of the Selma to Montgomery marches, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, 1965.

First of the Selma to Montgomery marches, Carter G. Woodson Home Natio...

A peaceful civil rights demonstration that included a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge would eventually become known as 'Bloody Sunday' by the African American community. On March 7, 1965, civil rights dem... More

Descendants of Mount Vernon slaves pose at a slave monument at the estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Descendants of Mount Vernon slaves pose at a slave monument at the est...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Old City Cemetery, where slaves and slaveholders, Union and Confederate soldiers are all buried, Talahassee, Florida

Old City Cemetery, where slaves and slaveholders, Union and Confederat...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Tallahassee was the only southern capital never capture... More

COL. Robert Berry, head of the law department at the U.S. Military Academy speaks with cadets during Black History "Dining In."

COL. Robert Berry, head of the law department at the U.S. Military Aca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. 5 Eugene Harris Jr. Release Status: Release... More

GEN Hugh G. Robinson, division engineer of the U.S. Army Southwestern Engineering Division, addresses cadets during Black History "Dining In."

GEN Hugh G. Robinson, division engineer of the U.S. Army Southwestern ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Eugene Harris Jr. Release Status: Released ... More

Great Lakes Seaway Trail - Harriet Tubman

Great Lakes Seaway Trail - Harriet Tubman

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This black-and-white photo shows Harriet Tubman posed, standing with her hands perched on a chair. Tubman was the most famous conductor ... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - A Foreboding Sunset over Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - A Foreboding Sunset over B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A dark, cloud-tainted sunset over the mysterious waters of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge evokes a feeling of isolation similar... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Days at the Dorchester County Visitor Center

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Heart of Chesapeake Countr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Vernetter Pinder, a Harriet Tubman re-enactor, sings gospel songs to a group of on-lookers at the Dorchester County Visitor Center. Loc... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Walkway Over the Choptank

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Walkway Over the Choptank

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The elevated boardwalk entrance to the maritime-themed Dorchester County Visitor Center provides the people walking its length with swee... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Entering James Webb's Cabin

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Entering James Webb's Cabi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A leafy branch hangs over James Webb's rustic log cabin, which a white-haired man enters. Location: Location: Maryland Status: Public ... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Running Through Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Headstones

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Running Through Mt. Pleasa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Among the graves of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, a Harriet Tubman re-enactor flees through the headstones and wet grass to freedom. Locat... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Leverton Safe House

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Leverton Safe House

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The lush but short crops surrounding Jacob Leverton's safe house would have offered little coverage for Underground Railroad travelers a... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Cars Parked Before Buildings in Historic Downtown Cambridge

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Cars Parked Before Buildin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Restaurants, shops, art galleries, museums, and accommodations line Race Street in Historic Downtown Cambridge. The town's architecture ... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Standing Before the Harriet Tubman Organization Mural

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Standing Before the Harrie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Harriet Tubman Organization's president, Donald Pinder, stands before a vibrant, folk art mural depicting Tubman's life. Location: ... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Pooled Water at the Greensboro Crossing

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Pooled Water at the Greens...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A rocky, tree-lined bank holds in the Choptank's rippling waters at a crossing known as Red Bridges. Location: Location: Red Bridges, G... More

Ohio River Scenic Byway - Slave Pen Exhibit

Ohio River Scenic Byway - Slave Pen Exhibit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center patrons learn more about a slave pen, which was used to hold slaves being transported furth... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Yellow Grass and Blue Water at Stewart's Canal

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Yellow Grass and Blue Wate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: With switchgrass gently swaying and blue water flowing, Stewart's Canal and the surrounding landscape provide a scenic stop to contempla... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Choptank Settlement Plaque

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Choptank Settlement Plaque

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A sign details the native American history of the small garden park on the Choptank River. Location: Location: Maryland Status: Public... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Road to East New Market Historic District

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Road to East New Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A tree-lined country road on a hazy summer day leads into the Town of East New Market's National Historic District. Location: Location:... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Road to Poplar Neck

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Road to Poplar Neck

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The road to Poplar Neck, an unpaved country lane, is lined with black leaf-barren trees, creating an elegant scene. Location: Location:... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Church Creek Farmland

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Church Creek Farmland

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: In Church Creek, a red barn sits far off the road, across a field of yellow soy plants ready for harvest. Location: Location: Church Cr... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Bucktown Village Store--All That Remains of a Once Thriving Settlement

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Bucktown Village Store--Al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The quaint yellow-painted village store sits quietly on the roadside. Today visitors can tour the restored, 19th-century store, rent bic... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Cambridge Fleet at Long Wharf

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Cambridge Fleet at Long Wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A clear blue sky and high thin clouds reflect on the smooth waters of the Choptank River while five white-washed hulls lay still as thei... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - A Greensboro Landscape

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - A Greensboro Landscape

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The farm field creates a wide green space somewhere between summer's cultivation and winter's fallow. Location: Location: Greensboro, M... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Dorchester County Courthouse

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Dorchester County Courthou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: An interpretive sign on the grounds of the Dorchester County Courthouse marks important moments in Underground Railroad history. Locati... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Caroline County Courthouse Displaying Chesapeake Colonial Charm

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - Caroline County Courthouse...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A flag flies before the impressive white pillars of the Caroline County Courthouse on a cloudless summer day. Location: Location: Carol... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Mason and Dixon Line

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - On the Mason and Dixon Lin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A nest of green vegetation surrounds the stone marking the Mason and Dixon Line. Location: Location: Maryland (39.695° N 76.119° W) St... More

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - An Autumn-draped Tuckahoe Crossing

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway - An Autumn-draped Tuckahoe ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Fallen leaves grace the river bank scene along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Location: Location: Tuckahoe Crossing, Ha... More

New York State Military Museum librarian James Gandy

New York State Military Museum librarian James Gandy

New York State Military Museum librarian James Gandy holds one of more than 10,000 Regimental Personnel Cards containing information on New York National Guard Soldiers who enlisted or reenlisted in the 369th I... More

Mark Peterson of Lakewood, Wash., an African-American

Mark Peterson of Lakewood, Wash., an African-American

Mark Peterson of Lakewood, Wash., an African-American actor with the theater company, Living Voices, plays a role of an 11 year old who joined the revolutionary war during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Black His... More

In this July 29, 1967, photo provided by the U.S. Library

In this July 29, 1967, photo provided by the U.S. Library

In this July 29, 1967, photo provided by the U.S. Library of Congress, President Lyndon B. Johnson interacts with members of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission) in the White ... More

Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail - Hubbard House Underground Railroad Terminus

Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail - Hubbard House Underground Railroad Term...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Built between 1840 and 1841 by William and Catharine Hubbard, this home was a Northern Terminus on the Underground Railroad, providing r... More

A migrant's tale: the first African American president, a Soldier and the woeful journeys from their native countries

A migrant's tale: the first African American president, a Soldier and ...

Charles D. B. King, the 17th President of Liberia (1920-1930), with his entourage on the steps of the Peace Palace, The Hague (the Netherlands) on Sept. 29, 1927. The image highlights the strength of American i... More

Les Payne, captain, U.S. Army 1963-1969, Vietnam veteran.

Les Payne, captain, U.S. Army 1963-1969, Vietnam veteran.

Les Payne, captain, U.S. Army 1963-1969, Vietnam veteran. (Photo courtesy of Les Payne)

Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail - Red Wings Victory Parade down Woodward Avenue

Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail - Red Wings Victory ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Through a canyon of skyscrapers one can see the 2008 Red Wings Stanley Cup Victory Parade and some of the 1million people that came to c... More

Grave of Booker T. Washington located at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama

Grave of Booker T. Washington located at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that radiate like the hands of a clock. Water emerges from the table's cen... More

The Oaks, home built for Booker T. Washington and his family in Tuskegee, Alabama

The Oaks, home built for Booker T. Washington and his family in Tuskeg...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Greyhound Bus Station at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama

Greyhound Bus Station at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama

The site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement. The mob of white protesters confronting the civil rights activists, "shocked the nation and led the Kenned... More

Abernathy House (circa 1824) slave quarters, Tuscumbia, Alabama

Abernathy House (circa 1824) slave quarters, Tuscumbia, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

One of the original residences that has not been gentrified in Clarksville, an eclectic neighborhood in West Central Austin, Texas. The settlement was founded in the 1870s by freed African-American slaves

One of the original residences that has not been gentrified in Clarksv...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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