THEN AND NOW: Elizabeth Eckford (above) is heckled by Hazel Massery as she walks away from Little Rock's Central High on Sept. 4, 1957. Forty years later, Ms. Eckford (below) talks with Ms. Massery, who has apologized for her behavior. (Submitted By: E.P.)
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This is proof that African American Women have made a difference in race relations. It took a lot of courage for Elizabeth to walk amongst an angry white mob in 1957.(Submitted: By E.P.)
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On the 1st of December 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks, an African-American seamstress, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not standing and allowing a white bus rider take her seat. (Submitted By: E.P.)
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Descriptive Title: Studio portrait of a young African-American woman.
Date: [1880s] Submitted By: Erika Scurlock
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Descriptive Title: Three-quarter length portrait of woman at well holding bucket and gourd utensil.
Date: ca. 1898
(Submited By: Erika Scurlock
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Lenora Fulani is a Developmental Psychologist and political activist, best known for her two runs for the presidency as an independent in 1988 and 1992.
(Submitted By:
Dee Pollion)
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Harriet Tubman was not afraid to fight for the rights of African-Americans. Her story is one of dedication and inspiration. During her lifetime Harriet was honored by many people. In 1897, her bravery even inspired Queen Victoria to award her a silver medal.
(Submitted By: Dee Pollion)
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Long active in the fight for civil and human rights, Coretta Scott King has become an international icon for her efforts to promote nonviolent social change.
(Submitted By:
Krystle Savage)
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Pictured here are a group ofwomen silently protesting for their Civil Rights outside of a segregated Cafeteria.
(Submitted by Krystle Savage)
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Even while working a day job at her beauty parlor, Vera Piggy instructs customers on voting registration procedures.
(Submitted By:
Krystle Savage)
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Colin Powell, Duke Ellington, Tiger Woods, Toni Morrison. Your family and friends, your neighbors. Black Americans have helped shape who we are as a nation, and continue to play important roles from the painful passage of the civil rights movement to the political ascent of Powell, the links conquests of Woods and the lyricism of Morrison.
(Submitted By: All members
of this project).
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