Biographical Sketches: Arts
Hundreds of published book present the lives and accomplishments of historical African Americans. Many of the figures undertook great efforts for the betterment of the […]
Telling A People’s Story
The Harlem Renaissance and The Great Migration
The Great Migration, formally spanning the years 1916 to 1917, was deemed in scholarly study as “the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans […]
1860s-1960s: Segregation
Segregation was legalized prior to the Civil War, starting with the 1857 case of Dred Scott v. Sanford. Dred Scott was a slave born in Virginia in […]
1861-1877: Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction
In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was experiencing an era of tremendous growth, both economical and territorial. Though the country was growing as one, […]
1619-1865: Slavery and the Underground Railroad
1619 marks the year that the institution of slavery was first established in the American colonies. Virginia became the first state to adopt this practice, […]
1650s-1850s: The Middle Passage
The Middle Passage refers to the trade routes taken by European and American merchant ships during the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries where millions of Africans […]
The Exhibition: African Traditions and Storytelling
As we move through the exhibition, the second theme introduced is African Traditions and Storytelling. The subjects of the stories include beliefs, taboos, and myths […]
The Books Behind Telling a People’s Story
Telling A People’s Story is the first major museum exhibition to feature the art found within the pages of African-American children’s picture books. The exhibition […]