The Savages Let Loose, or the Cruel Fate of the Loyalists, 1783. [Is this a Peace, when Loyalists must bleed? It is a Bloody Piece of work indeed]
La mission civilisatrice (The Civilizing mission). Le Petit Journal, November 19, 1911, 1911. Private Collection
Color guard of Negro engineers, Ft. Belvoir(?), Va. between 1941 and 1945. Creator: UnknownColor guard of Negro engineers, Ft. Belvoir(?), Va
A good job in the air cleaner of an army truck, Fort Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerA good job in the air cleaner of an army truck, Fort Knox, Ky. This Negro soldier, who serves as truckdriver and mechanic, plays an important part in keeping army transport fleets in operation
A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker... Long Beach, Calif. Plant of Douglas... 1942A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company
Farm Security Administration borrower plowing on the Jones farm, vicinity of Greshamville, GaA negro Farm Security Administration borrower plowing on the Jones farm, vicinity of Greshamville, Ga
General Nathan Bedford Forrest, between 1880 and 1920. Creator: UnknownGeneral Nathan B. Forrest, between 1880 and 1920. [Confederate Army general during the American Civil War; first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan]
William Campbell Preston of South Carolina, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: UnknownHon. Wm. C. Preston of S.C. between 1855 and 1865. [Politician, lawyer, slave owner, opponent of abolitionism]
Thomas Manson Norwood of Georgia, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownThomas Manson Norwood of Georgia, 1865-1880. Norwood, Hon. Thomas Manson, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician: called for the execution of Black men who had consensual sexual relationships with white
D. Wyatt Aiken of South Carolina, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownD. Wyatt Aiken of South Carolina, 1865-1880.Aiken, Hon. D. Wyatt of S.C. between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, slave owner, plantation owner
John Hancock of Texas, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownJohn Hancock of Texas, 1865-1880. Hancock, Hon. John of Texas, between 1865 and 1880. [Judge, politician and slave owner: supported Ulysses S
Andrew King of Missouri, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: UnknownHon. Andrew King of Mo. between 1860 and 1875. [Politician: the first congressperson to propose a nationwide ban on interracial marriage in the United States ]
John Hancock of Texas, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: UnknownHon. John Hancock of Texas, between 1860 and 1875. [Judge, politician and slave owner: supported Ulysses S. Grants Native American policy which called for the placing Native Americans on reservations
Alexander Ramsey, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: UnknownAlexander Ramsey, between 1860 and 1875. [Politician, first Governor of Minnesota Territory. Involved in the persecution of Native Americans
Aylett Hawes Buckner of Missouri, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: UnknownHon. Aylett Hawes Buckner of MO, between 1860 and 1875. [Politician, slave owner, white supremacist]
An Aesthetic Darkey from the "Aiken and Vicinity"series, 1882. Creator: James A PalmerAn Aesthetic Darkey from the " Aiken and Vicinity" series, 1882
Minstrel poster, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker EvansMinstrel poster. Alabama. [Advertisement for J.C. Lincolns Sunny South Minstrels. Big tent shows which included comedy, dancing and music, initially featured white performers in " blackface
Stephens, Hon. Alexander Hamilton of Georgia, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: UnknownStephens, Hon. Alexander Hamilton of Georgia (Vice-President of the Confederacy) (with colored man attendant), between 1865 and 1880
John Thomas Harris of Virginia, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownJohn Thomas Harris of Virginia, 1865-1880. Harris, Hon. Rep. John Thomas of Va. between 1865 and 1880. Politician, lawyer and judge: white supremacist who opposed Civil Rights for African Americans]
Trainman signalling from a "Jim Crow"coach, Saint Augustine, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon ParksSaint Augustine, Florida. Trainman signalling from a " Jim Crow" coach
Hiester Clymer of Pennsylvania, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownHiester Clymer of Pennsylvania, 1865-1880. Clymer, Hon. Hiester of PA. Rep. between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, white supremacist, Vice President of the Union Trust Company of Philadelphia
Wife and child of young sharecropper... Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeWife and child of young sharecropper in cornfield beside house. Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina
White and Negro boy wrestling by side of road, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeWhite and Negro boy wrestling by side of road. Person County, North Carolina
Daughter of Negro tenant farmer, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeDaughter of Negro tenant farmer. Granville County, North Carolina
Noontime chores on Negro tenant farm, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNoontime chores on Negro tenant farm. The grandfather and children off to feed the pigs. Granville County, North Carolina
Noontime chores: feeding chickens... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNoontime chores: feeding chickens on Negro tenant farm. Granville County, North Carolina
Sons of Negro tenant farmer go off visiting on Saturday... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939Sons of Negro tenant farmer go off visiting on Saturday afternoon. Granville County, North Carolina
Possibly: Daughter of Negro tenant farmer, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange[Untitled, possibly related to: Daughter of Negro tenant farmer. Granville County, North Carolina]
Negro tenant farmer reading paper on a hot Saturday afternoon, Chatham County, North Carolina, 1939Negro tenant farmer reading paper on a hot Saturday afternoon. Note vegetable garden across footpath. Chatham County, North Carolina
Possibly: Negro tenants... and white owners children... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange[Untitled, possibly related to: Negro tenants, men and women, and white owners children working in the field together topping and suckering tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina]
Possibly: Negro tenants topping and suckering tobacco plants, Granville County, North Carolina[Untitled, possibly related to: Negro tenants topping and suckering tobacco plants. Granville County, North Carolina]
Home of Negro tenant farmer, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome of Negro tenant farmer. The right half was built hurriedly after the tornado in 1900 which destroyed all the houses in the section. The last half was built later
Porch of Negro tenant house, showing household equipment, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangePorch of Negro tenant house, showing household equipment. Person County, North Carolina
Grandson of Negro tenant whose father is in the penitentiary, Granville County, North CarolinaGrandson of Negro tenant whose father is in the penitentiary. Granville County, North Carolina
Noon time chores of Negro tenant farmer: feeding the pigs, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939Noon time chores of Negro tenant farmer: feeding the pigs. Granville County, North Carolina
Porch of Negro tenant house, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangePorch of Negro tenant house, showing household equipment. Person County, North Carolina
Tombstone in a red clay Negro cemetery, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeTombstone in a red clay Negro cemetery. Person County, North Carolina
Negro tenants, men and women, and white owners children... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939Negro tenants, men and women, and white owners children working in the field together topping and suckering tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina
Construction detail of double log cabin of Negro share tenants, Person County, North Carolina, 1939Construction detail of double log cabin of Negro share tenants. The cowhide was hung there after being dried on a barn to be used as floor covering
Double log cabin of Negro share tenants who raise tobacco, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeDouble log cabin of Negro share tenants who raise tobacco. Family of eight has been on this place six or seven years. Person County, North Carolina
Negro tenants topping and suckering tobacco plants, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNegro tenants topping and suckering tobacco plants. Granville County, North Carolina
Possibly: Negro sharecropper tobacco farm, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange[Untitled, possibly related to: Negro sharecropper tobacco farm. The path between the house and the well is well worn. Person County, North Carolina]
Negro sharecropper tobacco farm, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNegro sharecropper tobacco farm. The path between the house and the well is well worn. Person County, North Carolina
General view of a hillside farm which faces the road... Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeGeneral view of a hillside farm which faces the road showing owners house, outbuildings, and tobacco field showing erosion. The Negro sharecropper farm is on the other side of this same hill
A red clay Negro cemetery, Bethel Hill High School, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeA red clay Negro cemetery. No attempts to lay out crops. The graves in rows with narrow spaces between. This cemetery was a solid space of red clay washed by the rains
Negro sharecropper house on dirt, near Olive Hill, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNegro sharecropper house on dirt. Dirt log cabin on right is much older than attached frame cabin on left. Both have halfstones. Note dog run and flowering plants in tin can and tubs
Negro sharecropper house, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNegro sharecropper house. " They treat us better here than where we did live. No privy in sight, had to get water from the spring
Farmhouse and landscape of Negro tenant family... Near Pittsboro, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmhouse and landscape of Negro tenant family as seen from the road. Near Pittsboro, North Carolina
