Aunt Memory Adams was born into slavery. When she was 24 years old she was taken to Tallahassee and sold to Mr. Argyle for $800. Aunt Memory attended the 1893 World Fair, and sold enough photos of herself to pay for expenses.
ca. 1900
Photographer unknown
State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory
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I learned this semester that White people only called Black people “Aunt” & “Uncle” because they didn’t respect them...
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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
