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• As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic

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• Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

  Loney, Andrea J.,

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  James Van Der Zee loved photography from a very young age, saving up for his first camera and taking pictures of anyone who would sit still for a portrait. And he didn't stop there, eventually moving to New York City and opening his own photo studio…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lunch Counter Sit-ins

  How Photographs Helped Foster Peaceful Civil Rights Protests

  Smith-Llera, Danielle, 1971-

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  How much power is there in a photo? Pictures like this one, of the Woolworth lunch counter sit-ins in the early 1960s, not only encapsulate a movement that helped change the world, but share the moment itself far beyond the people who witnessed it!

• Gordon Parks

  How the Photographer Captured Black and White America

  Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

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  Gordon Parks taught himself to use a camera in a time when no one thought a Black man could be a photographer. But not only did he prove them wrong, taking pictures for celebrities, models, and even the government - but he used his fame to show how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Power Salute

  How a Photograph Captured a Political Protest

  Smith-Llera, Danielle, 1971-

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  You might have seen this picture from the 1968 Summer Olympics, but it's of more than just an award ceremony: all three medalists are protesting racial injustice, and all three were punished for their silent stand for equal rights.

• Glory

  Magical Visions of Black Beauty

  Bethencourt, Kahran,

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  A collection of 100 breathtaking photos of Black children celebrating the versatility and beauty of Black hair, Black beauty, and Black culture.

• Ali's Knockout Punch

  How a Photograph Stunned the Boxing World

  Burgan, Michael,

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  This photo of Muhammad Ali's 1965 victory over Sonny Liston is one of the most famous sports images of all time. But why was this fight - and Ali's victory - so important? Learn more about Ali's life, the history of African Americans in boxing, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem

  the Vision of Photographer Roy Decarava

  Golio, Gary,

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  A celebration of Black lives in 1940s Harlem and the beauty that photographer Roy DeCarava saw in the everyday scenes of his neighborhood.

• Serena Vs. Venus

  How a Photograph Spotlighted the Fight for Equality

  Smith-Llera, Danielle, 1971-

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  Pictures are powerful! This isn't just a picture of two sisters: it's the first time in more than 100 years that two Black people had faced off in the U.S. Open... and they also happened to be siblings!

• Show the World!

  Dalton, Angela,

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  There are so many ways to express yourself! The photographers on this list have found their voice and left their mark from behind a camera, but there are so many ways to express yourself and show the world exactly who you are and what you can do!

• Dear Yesteryear

  Henderson, Kimberly Annece,

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  A glimpse into the past, full of portraiture of everyday African Americans from the late 1800s and early 1900s, celebrating the ancestors that made the present possible!

• Olympic Gold 1936

  How the Image of Jesse Owens Crushed Hitler's Evil Myth

  Burgan, Michael,

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  Adolph Hitler expected the 1936 Olympics in Berlin to prove what he thought was true: that white people were superior. Jesse Owens' *four* gold medal victories that year proved Hitler wrong, not just on the Olympic stage, but in the eyes of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Greatness

  Bethencourt, Regis,

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  A collection of photographs of kids dressing up as famous Black figures from throughout history, as children imagine themselves in these roles of greatness!

• Hector

  a Boy, a Protest, and the Photograph That Changed Apartheid

  Wright, Adrienne, 1960-

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  This is a sad but important story about Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy living in South Africa who was killed at a student protest - and how a picture taken of him that day changed the way people felt about apartheid - and, eventually, helped lead…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daring Play

  How a Courageous Jackie Robinson Transformed Baseball

  Burgan, Michael,

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  This image of Jackie Robinson stealing home during the 1955 World Series is perhaps the most famous of his career. But he made history years before, when he became the first African American in Major League Baseball in 1947.

• Crowned

  Magical Folk and Fairy Tales From the Diaspora

  Bethencourt, Kahran,

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  A collection of fairytales and folktales from around the world, retold to center young Black versions of characters ranging from The Little Mermaid to The Legend of Princess Yennenga.

• Remember Little Rock

  the Time, the People, the Stories

  Walker, Paul Robert,

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  A retrospective on the desegregation of schools, focusing on the nine Black students who integrated into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. "Remember Little Rock" contains a collection of photos taken at the time along with the first-hand…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dream Big Dreams

  Photographs From Barack Obama's Inspiring and Historic Presidency

  Souza, Pete,

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  A collection of photos from Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza, featuring both candid and iconic photos of President Barack Obama, his family, and the many young people he met with during his eight years in office - always…Read moreRead more of this annotation