Martin Luther King Jnr, American black civil rights campaigner, c1968Martin Luther King Jnr (1929-68). American black civil rights campaigner. Assassinated, supposedly by James Earl Ray
La mission civilisatrice (The Civilizing mission). Le Petit Journal, November 19, 1911, 1911. Private Collection
Sign on Alabama Avenue, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C (vicinity), 1942. Creator: Gordon ParksAnacostia, D.C (vicinity). Frederick Douglass housing project. Sign on Alabama Avenue
The washing of diamonds, Curralinho, 1823-1831. Creator: Meier (Meyer), EThe washing of diamonds, Curralinho. From: Reise in Brasilien by Johann Baptist Spix and Carl Friedrich Philipp Martius, 1823-1831. Private Collection
The colonies cannot flourish under the German government, because the ink dries... 1903The colonies cannot flourish under the German government, because the ink dries up too quickly in the tropics, 1903. Private Collection
Report card for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, 1957 - 1958Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine African-American students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in September 1957. In 1954 the U.S
Poll tax receipt for Lee Carr from Hardin County, Texas, 1955. Creator: UnknownDuring the era of segregation in the United States, voting rights were denied to African Americans in the form of discriminatory taxation
Diploma for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, July 8, 1960Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine African-American students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in September 1957. In 1954 the U.S
Black women from Rio de Janeiro. From "Malerische Reise in Brasilien", 1835Black women from Rio de Janeiro. From " Malerische Reise in Brasilien", 1835. Private Collection
Landscape in Brazil with Sugar Plantation, 1660. Creator: Post, Frans Jansz. (1612-1680)Landscape in Brazil with Sugar Plantation, 1660. Found in the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Old Jim Crow Has Got to Go!, 1941. Creator: UnknownPamphlet consisting of black and white text on yellowed paper and black margins. Illustrated on the cover a fist has punched through a barrier with labels including " peonage
The Democracy of Mr. Lynch, End 1930s. Creator: Deni (Denisov), Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946)The Democracy of Mr. Lynch, End 1930s. Private Collection
The sugar mill. From Malerische Reise in Brasilien, 1830-1835. Creator: RugendasThe sugar mill. From " Malerische Reise in Brasilien", 1830-1835. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca Nacional, Brasil
Preparation of mandioca roots. From Malerische Reise in Brasilien, 1830-1835Preparation of mandioca roots. From " Malerische Reise in Brasilien", 1830-1835. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca Nacional, Brasil
Mozambicans. From Malerische Reise in Brasilien, 1830-1835. Creator: RugendasMozambicans. From " Malerische Reise in Brasilien", 1830-1835. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca Nacional, Brasil
Autumn, Negro Servant. Creator: John Collet (c. 1725-80) afterAutumn, Negro Servant, (colour lithograph)
Freedom to the prisoners of Scottsboro!, 1932. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow
Shop for selling slaves, 1835. Creator: Debret, Jean-Baptiste (1768-1848)Shop for selling slaves, 1835. Private Collection
Slaves process sugar cane and make sugar. Creator: Aa, Pieter van der (1659-1733)Slaves process sugar cane and make sugar. Private Collection
Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave, 1793. Creator: Blake, William (1757-1827)Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave, 1793. Private Collection
A Lady going to Visit, 1816. Creator: AnonymousA Lady going to Visit, 1816. Private Collection
The Paris Colonial Exhibition (Exposition coloniale internationale), 1931. Creator: DransyThe Paris Colonial Exhibition (Exposition coloniale internationale), 1931. Private Collection
Baptism of black slaves, 1757. Creator: AnonymousBaptism of black slaves, 1757. Private Collection
Slaves attempt to overcome their Spanish owners, but are captured and hanged from trees, 1595. Private Collection
Slaves process sugar cane and make sugar, 1595. Creator: Bry, Theodor de (1528-1598)Slaves process sugar cane and make sugar, 1595. Private Collection
Spanish soldiers observe and carry out the punishment of a slave, 1595. Creator: BrySpanish soldiers observe and carry out the punishment of a slave who is flogged and has pitch poured on his wounds, 1595. Private Collection
Slaves pour ore in front of European soldiers. In the background, slaves work in the mines, 1595. Private Collection
Diagram of a slave ship, 1821. Creator: AnonymousDiagram of a slave ship, 1821. Private Collection
Retour, a la ville, d un proprietaire de chacra, 1835. Creator: Debret, Jean-BaptisteRetour, a la ville, d un proprie taire de chacra, 1835. Private Collection
Portrait of the poet Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-1784), 1773. Creator: AnonymousPortrait of the poet Phillis Wheatley (c.1753-1784), 1773. Private Collection
A Planter and his Wife on a Journey, 1816. Creator: AnonymousA Planter and his Wife on a Journey, 1816. Private Collection
Uprising of the black slaves in Jamaica in 1760, 1800. Creator: David, Francois-AnneUprising of the black slaves in Jamaica in 1760, 1800. Private Collection
Man sells a slave woman, 1775. Creator: AnonymousMan sells a slave woman, 1775. Private Collection
Martin Luther King (1929-1968), Protestant clergyman, leader of the nonviolent fight against racial discrimination, during the conference in Norway when receiving the Nobel Prize of Peace in 1964
The Abolition of the Slave Trade or the Inhumanity of Dealers in Human Flesh …, 1792The Abolition of the Slave Trade or the Inhumanity of Dealers in Human Flesh exemplified in Captn. Kimbers Treatment of a young Negro Girl of 15 for her Virgin Modesty, pub
The Cotton Wagon, 1880s. Private Collection
Queen Nzinga with Military Entourage, Kingdom of Matamba, Angola (From: Manoscritti Araldi), Between 1665 and 1668. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena
Slaves working in the sweet potato fields on the Hopkinson plantation, 1862. Found in the Collection of Library of Congress, Washington D. C
Slaves in the cellar of a slave boat, c. 1830. Found in the Collection of Instituto Itau Cultural
Exhibition Samoa. Our new fellow countrymen, 1901. Private Collection
Colored People Not Allowed on This Line, 1863. Artist: Brown, John George (1831-1913)Colored People Not Allowed on This Line, 1863. Private Collection
Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket, 1876. Artist: Frost, Arthur Burdett (1851-1928)Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket, 1876. From a private collection
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, French soldier disgraced in the Dreyfus Affair, c1900 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol
Anti-semitism: medieval inscription on the town wall, Rothenburg, Germany, (1956). The placard shows a jew with a money bag. The text reads: Making big profits, greed and craftiness is my business
Anti-semitism: a pass issued to Jews at Frankfurt, 1790 (1956). A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential
Protest in Brittany, 1902. Protesters at Landerneau in front of the St Julien school after the French Republic forbade church services and preaching in the Breton language
Honour to Agneta Frances Ramsay! Cambridge, June, 1887. Artist: George du MaurierHonour to Agneta Frances Ramsay! Cambridge, June, 1887. Mr Punch bows to Agneta Frances Ramsay who sat, and passed with First Class Honours, the papers set
The Coming Race, 1872. Artist: George du MaurierThe Coming Race, 1872. Cartoon showing the patronising attitude women in the medical profession could expect from male colleagues. From Punch, London, 14 September 1872
