“My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.”
—Historian John Hope Franklin (January 2, 1915 – March 25, 2009)
Photo: John Hope Franklin, March 2, 1956; Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Why don’t we learn about useful people in school rather than assholes like Nixon and Reagan and his shitty trickle down...
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I don’t think I ever saw a picture...him when he was so young before. That is a...
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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
