Yoruba osé Ṣàngó
Mid-20th Century
Take a closer look at an example of syncretic cosmologies.
Marcus Garvey at His Desk
1924
View this photograph of Marcus Garvey, the founder and leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
“The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain”
1926
Read Langston Hughes's essay on the limits placed on Black poets and writers during this period.
“A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South”
1892
Read excerpts from Anna Julia Cooper’s book on the importance of Black women’s rights and recognizing their experiences.
Advertisement for Madam C. J. Walker Products
ca. 1906–1950
Explore the impact of Madam C. J. Walker’s entrepreneurship through this advertisement.
Convention of Madam C. J. Walker Agents
1924
View an example of the extent and success of Madam C. J. Walker’s business empire through this photograph.
“The Negro Digs Up His Past”
1925
Read this essay by Afro-Latino historian and collector Arturo Schomburg.
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