John Sharper (probably a member of the 14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery regiment as indicated by the inscription on the back of the photograph)
Taken between 1863 and 1864(?)
S. B. Brown, photographer, Providence, Rhode Island
Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs, Library of Congress
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These are the images and accounts of how people worked, raised families, built communities, worshiped, maintained relationships, expressed themselves and coped with changes and challenges in the past. Most of the subjects are Americans of African descent.
"Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go." — James Baldwin
