“The Revolution Is at Hand”
1963
Read the draft of John Lewis’s original planned speech for the March on Washington.
The Catalan Atlas
1375
View a Euro-centric impression of Africa, including the ruler Mansa Musa, through this map and essay.
South Carolina Slave Code
1740
Read excerpts from this slave code enacted in a British colony.
“Escrava Mina” and “Escravo Mina”
1864
View two photographs of enslaved people in Brazil.
Naturally ’68 at the Apollo Theater
ca. 1968
View a photograph from a key convergence of artists and models amid the Black is Beautiful movement.
Let’s Talk about “Black Panther” and Afrofuturism
with Steve Vasquez
Learn more about the history of Afrofuturism upon the release of the 2018 Marvel film.
“The Souls of Black Folk”
1903
Read excerpts from W. E. B. Du Bois’s foundational book, in which he explains his ideas of “the veil” and “double-consciousness.”
Harriet, the Moses of Her People
1886
Read an authorized description of Tubman’s escape written by a White woman who had interviewed Tubman.
Harriet Tubman’s reflection in The Refugee
1856
Read Tubman’s memories of enslavement and freedom in her own words.
“An Address to the Slaves of the United States”
1843
Explore this speech, rejected by the National Colored Convention.
First National Council for Black Studies Annual Conference
1975
Get a greater sense of questions and issues in the field of African American studies through this conference program.
Storage Jar
1858
View this example of David Drake’s masterful pottery.
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