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

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,…

Separated by WWII, Sergeant Billy Brooks and Lorraine Brooks wrote each other love letters that offer a glimpse into their interior life, desires, and aspirations.

Cabaret Music Hall, Paris France

Known as “Black Pearl," "Bronze Venus," and even the "Creole Goddess,” Baker was lead in this revue.

Launched in 1942 by the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the nation’s largest Black newspapers, the Double V campaign encouraged Blacks to fight for freedom abroad and at home.

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…