Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825 – 1894), born a slave, but was educated. After the Civil War he engaged in local politics in Selma, Alabama, and elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870.
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Wash. Rinse. Repeat
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May 30, 1921
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African American extended family arriving in Chicago from the rural South, ca. 1920
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All African-American football team in Detroit, Michigan, ca. 1920
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African Americans, members of 369th Colored Infantry, wave from a troop ship as they arrive back in New York City, ca. 1919
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Convicts leased to harvest timber circa 1915, in Florida
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The Price of Freedom