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Picturing Black History : Photographs and Stories That Changed the World.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edmeier, Daniela.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--History.
- African Americans.
- Civil rights movements--United States.
- Civil rights movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Abrams Books, 2024.
- New York : Abrams, Inc., 2024.
- Summary:
- This book explores pivotal moments and figures in Black history through photographs and stories, aiming to reveal overlooked dimensions of the African American experience. It covers various themes, including the contributions of Black founders in the United States, the activism and legacies of Black women, spaces of political engagement, cultural expressions, educational resistance, wartime experiences, and global civil rights impacts. Each section offers insights into the power of images and narratives to shape historical understanding and cultural memory. The book is designed for readers interested in a deeper appreciation of Black history and its global implications. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- The Power of Images and Stories
- I. Portraits of Black History
- The Black Founders of the United States of America | LAGARRETT KING
- Portraits of a Black Daguerreotypist | CEDRIC ROSE
- A Sharecropper’s Family | ALEX LICHTENSTEIN
- Twice Buried | KELSEY A. MOORE
- Photographing History in the Making | MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO
- II. Black Women: Activist Lives and Legacies
- The Revolution of Being | CHET’LA SEBREE
- A Mother’s Power | SIERRA L. PHILLIPS
- Marching Mothers | JESSICA VIÑAS-NELSON
- Gloria Richardson: ACT in the Freedom Struggle | JASMIN A. YOUNG
- Remembering Alice Walker’s The Color Purple | LORNA M. CLOSEIL
- III. Spaces and Places of Black Politics
- Free the Land, Free the People | JOCELYN IMANI
- Children of the Mississippi Freedom Summer | ALLISON MASHELL MITCHELL
- Wade in the Water | DUSTIN MEIER
- Bombing MOVE | SHENEESE THOMPSON
- The Locked Out | JOSHUA MYERS
- IV. Black Culture as People Power
- Beauty Salons as Sacred Space in Black America | BLAIR BANKS
- Slim Hyatt: Disquair Extraordinaire | SHAWN WALDRON
- “I Am Not Worried About Ali”: Bill Russell, Jim Brown, and the Negro Industrial Economic Union | RAJA MALIKAH RAHIM
- Bohemian Messiah: Jimi Hendrix Finds Freedom in London | TAMMY L. BROWN
- Love Is the Message | SAI ISOKE
- V. Black Education as Resistance
- Learning in Secret Places | DAWN CHITTY Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Title from eBook information screen..
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- ISBN:
- 9798887070940
- OCLC:
- 1463770396
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