A new collection of family portraits from the early 1900s offers a glimpse into the lives of African American families in the era immediately after Civil War reconstruction.
Virginia-born coachman Thomas A. Dillon and his wife, Margaret, native of Newton, MA, pose in the parlor of their home at 4 Dewey Street with children Thomas, Margaret, and Mary in 1904.
(left) Lillian, Luvenia, and Cora Ward were the daughters of William H. and Arries Ann Ward. (right) Richard and Mary Elizabeth Ward Wilson in 1902.
Portrait of Raymond Schuyler and his children, Ethel, Stephen, Beatrice and Dorothea, in about 1904.
James J. Johnson, of Narragansett, RI and Jennie Bradley Johnson, a migrant from Charleston, SC, pose with their daughters Jennie and May in 1900.
what that headline failed to mention is that it links to a kickstarter! it ends on may 13th, and it’s not yet halfway to the goal of $10,000. so more people need to be seeing this.
over $9,000 now! it’s so close and such a great idea!
Black Sands - the Seven Kingdoms Ultimate Edition 1
(2018)
Written by Manuel Godoy and illustrated by David Lenormand, Black Sands, the Seven Kingdoms is an epic tale about ancient Egyptian mythology. The story follows the young prince Ausar and his kin as he travel the world trying to prove he has what it takes to become Pharaoh. A war breaks out between seven kingdoms and the kids are dragged right into the center of it. The comic series has won multiple awards and was endorsed by ReedPOP, Michelle Obama, and Publisher’s Weekly. It is one of the freshest shonen jumps in over a decade and gives accurate representation of native Egyptians in the old kingdom. This book is a limited edition hardcover sold directly from the publisher, hand signed. It contains the first three chapters of Black Sands + historical context
by Manuel Godoy (Author), David Lenormand (Illustrator)
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (2014)
“In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait for young people of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. “
