One family’s stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...
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10 Oregon Black pioneers brought to life in exhibit at Bush Barn
And until now, their faces were recognizable only in grainy black-and-white photographs. Davis based all but one of the portraits on ... America Waldo Bogle & Family. Some of the titles are ...
CCH Pounder’s portrait collection is part of the African American Museum’s ongoing exhibit
A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
I served as the lead historian and researcher for an exhibition where three of these portraits are now on display, “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World,” at the Smithsonian ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
I served as the lead historian and researcher for an exhibition where three of these portraits are now on display, “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World ... Their birth names, birth ...
The New Yorker4d
The Eternal Mysteries of Red
It’s often deemed the first color, the strongest color, the color that stands for color itself. So why does it keep slipping ...