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William Helmke in front of his one-room shack built by himself.Ninety acre farm, crop share lease owned by lawyer. Iowa

This image displays an African American man dressed in frayed and ripped clothing walking as animals dressed in human attire stroll behind him alongside a steamboat and sailboat in the background. The term “Jim Crow” originated in the 1930s-40s as a…

Until the late 1800s, slave labor was widespread and commonplace in both America. African Americans were forced to work demanding labor jobs during all times of the year with no adequate reward, payment, or compensation. With a lack of proper…

Two African American women on a cotton farm stopping for a moment, reflecting on their experiences and thinking about what their lives have become. Their facial expressions portray their feelings greatly. The woman to the left seems weary and sad…

These are the descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. The plantation’s location was in Gees Bend, Alabama, but now the house is abandoned. The plantation was initially named after the first recorded white resident of the area, Joseph…

The photograph shown here is of a shack-like building in a village outside of Moscow called Bakshandino. Someone can be seen carrying water on their shoulder. This person looks to be a pre-teen girl, but it is difficult to be sure due to the quality…

The listed image is from Princeton Library created by Thomas Nast on January 12, 1867 published in New York. This image vividly illustrates the unequal dynamics between whites and blacks in the United States during slavery and after. In the drawing…

This item, “The North Star,” was an anti-slavery newspaper published December 1, 1848, 17 years before slavery was officially abolished in the U.S. It was edited and published by Frederick Douglass. The paper’s subtitle “Right is of no sex - The…