Shaping the Public Imagination: The Sculpture of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
by Chenoa Baker
Read about the life and art of Fuller and some of her more famous pieces.
Laura Wheeler Waring: A Luminous Palette
by Cherene Sherrard-Johnson
Learn more about Laura Wheeler Waring’s portraiture, highlighting her luminous palette and contributions to African American art history.
The Cubist Collage Aesthetic and the Historical Narratives of Jacob Lawrence
by Patricia Hills
Read more about Jacob Lawrence’s use of cubist collage aesthetics to depict historical narratives in his artwork.
A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist
with Michael Thurmond
Learn how James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, helped to secure Ayuba bin Suleiman Diallo’s freedom.
“The Colored Soldiers”
1895
This poem, featured in Dunbar's collection Majors and Minors, recalls the impact of Black service in the Civil War.
“Emigration to Mexico”
1832
Explore a perspective on emigration in The Liberator.
Garnet’s Address in Context
by Jake Alspaugh
Understand the origins of Garnet’s speech.
Harriet, the Moses of Her People
1886
Read an authorized description of Tubman’s escape written by a White woman who had interviewed Tubman.
Harriet Tubman’s reflection in The Refugee
1856
Read Tubman’s memories of enslavement and freedom in her own words.
Free African American Population, 19th Century
by Michael Siegel
Explore the change in free Black populations over time across the North, South, and Midwest.
“The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave”
1832
This narrative was disseminated by the London Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
1964 SNCC Position Paper on Women in the Movement
by Michelle Moravec
Explore the origins of this SNCC memo and its authorship.
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