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A young Josephine. She challenged the prevailing image of beauty for Black women.

Vernacular photography refers to photos that focus on everyday life and people and makes the ordinary and familiar matter.

In the case of African American servicemen, vernacular photography visually turned the uniformed soldier into both an…

A replica of a wallet fashioned out of tin containing “Freedom Papers.”

It belonged to Joseph Trammell, a free Black man who lived in the state of Virginia in 1852. Trammel’s papers guarded him against becoming someone’s property but did not…

1968, Sports Illustrated cover of Curt Flood, named baseball’s “Best Centerfielder” as a St. Louis Cardinal. Just a year after this cover, the Cardinals sought to trade Flood to another team. Flood challenged being traded without his consent,…

Johns Hopkins Special Collections has scanned the entire African American Real Postcard collection making it available to everyone.

Vernacular photography refers to photos that focus on everyday life and people and makes the ordinary and familiar matter.

In the case of African American servicemen, vernacular photography visually turned the uniformed soldier into both an…

Vernacular photography refers to photos that focus on everyday life and people and makes the ordinary and familiar matter.

In the case of African American servicemen, vernacular photography visually turned the uniformed soldier into both an…

In a speech before the audience at Kiel Auditorium, Baker said:

“I wanted to find freedom of soul and spirit. I wanted to do things to help freedom come to my people. I was ready to fight, if necessary to obtain it. I wanted to feel that I was a…

Cover of a pop-out book illustrating the freedoms Josephine Baker found outside of her homeland, America.