Picturing Black History

Photographs and stories that changed the world

A collaboration of     and    

Women, Gender and Sexuality

The Revolution of Being

Black women and girls being fully present in our bodies, our lives, our laughter, our heartache, our joy, our friendships, our family, ourselves is revolutionary, and it’s on record here.

Poise and Perseverance

How Autherine Lucy, Charlayne Hunter, and Vivian Malone Desegregated Higher Education in the American South

Marching Mothers

Neither wind nor rain could stop a band of Ohio mothers from securing the education their children deserved.