A snapshot of life: New York City, circa 1959.
A snapshot of life from New York City, circa 1959. — Source: Rizzuto, Angelo, photographer. African American young people sharing a laugh while riding the subwa...
Author: Historical Snapshots
Booker T. Washington quote: “The education…
“The education that I received at Hampton out of the text-books was but a small part of what I learned there. One of the things that impressed itself upon...
Portrait of American Sculptor Vinnie Ream Hoxie
Portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie, an American sculptor, best known for her sculpture of President Abraham Lincoln. The statue was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol Rotu...
Frida Kahlo quote from letter to Georgia O’Keefe
“I’ll be in Detroit two more weeks. I would like to tell you every thing that happened to me since the last time we saw each other, but most of them...
Portrait of a woman, Brazil, 1880.
Portrait photograph of a woman in Bahia, Brazil. Taken in 1880. — “Portrait of a woman, Brazil, 1880.” source: Schomburg Center for Research in Blac...
Anna Julia Cooper: Educator and equality advocate
Anna Julia Cooper was an example for all and a teacher to many. Born enslaved in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1858, she started school at the age of nine. Nearly...
Love, Life and Bubbe Wisdom
It was Hollywood’s glamor time, and Liza Mendel was Hollywood’s glamor woman. Tall, poised, with a radiating smile, people stopped and stared when s...
Portrait of Conquering Bear, an Oglala Sioux, 1899
Portrait of Conquering Bear, a Native American Oglala Sioux (Lakota), 1899. — “Portrait of Conquering Bear, an Oglala Sioux, 1899” sources: Po...
Charles Young: Short Story Biography
Born to enslaved parents in 1864, Charles Young grew up in Ripley, Ohio, where the family moved after his father was discharged from the 5th United States Color...
Yellow Roses for a Lotus Flower
Shattered nerves and alcohol. That’s what became life for Wilbur Jones, a man once known for his wide smile and many friendships. Back in those brighter d...