Tag Archives: segregation

Hate Is Ugly

Posted on August 14, 2017 by claartjevandijk

Stan Wayman, [Taunting boys during new integration program in Charlotte, North Carolina], 1957 (1871.2005) Stan Wayman, [Dorothy Counts endures hostile taunts in auditorium of Harry Harding H.S during integration], 1957 (1872.2005) A.Y. Owen, [Mrs. Marge Lucas hurls epithets during integration at Kentucky Sturgis School], … Continue reading →

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Southern Rites

Posted on February 10, 2017 by fansinaflashbulb

Gillian Laub, Homecoming Court, Mt. Vernon, Georgia, October 2002 (2013.91.2) Gillian Laub, Prom King and Queen Dance, Vidalia, Georgia, May 2009 (2013.91.1) Gillian Laub, Prom King and Queen Dance, Vidalia, Georgia, May 2011 (2013.91.7) Southern Rites by photographer Gillian Laub is a series of photographs … Continue reading →

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Rosa Parks Day

Posted on February 4, 2017 by claartjevandijk

Don Cravens, [Rosa Parks riding on newly integrated bus following Supreme Court ruling ending successful 381-day boycott of segregated buses, Montgomery, Alabama], 1956 (1262.2005) Rosa Parks Day is celebrated to honor the civil rights activist, who is known for refusing to give up … Continue reading →

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Presidents’ Day and Black History Month: “Actions speak louder than words”

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Francesca Teodori

We are already in February, a month which is designated as Black History Month. Being a rookie in this country and knowing very little about African-American history, it could seem presumptuous of me to write about it but I have … Continue reading →

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