“There are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together.”
—Former slave, author and abolitionist Harriet Ann Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself. Boston: Published for the Author, 1861, c1860.
Photo: Flood refugees at a Baptist church in New Madrid, Missouri. ©1912 Frank Pierce
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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
