Fats Waller, wearing hat, standing with another man (Shep Allen) in front of a theater, presumably the Howard Theater, marquee bearing his name, as he hands a piece of paper to an unseen figure.
ca. 1939
Scurlock Studio, Washington, D.C., photographers
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
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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
