Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Harriet Tubman



Portrait of Harriet Tubman, 1911, photographer unknown.  Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, underground railroad conductor, spy, civil rights activist, American, born Araminta Ross, 1822-1913.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Julian Bond



Portrait of Julian Bond 1963, by Richard Avedon, American, 1923-2004.  Julian Bond, American, civil rights leader, politician, writer, broadcaster, 1940-2015.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Ruby Bridges Attends School



U.S. Marshals accompany Ruby Bridges to Willian Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans, Louisiana, the first black child to attend an all white school, 1960.  Photograph credited to The United States Justice Department.  Ruby Bridges, American, civil rights activist, 1954-.