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A mother's anguish. - Drawing. Public domain image.

A mother's anguish. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Negro mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home of sharecropper, Transylvania, Louisiana, January 1939.

Negro mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home of sharecr...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arrival from Maryland, 1859; Ann Maria Jackson and her seven children.

Arrival from Maryland, 1859; Ann Maria Jackson and her seven children.

Public domain image of a train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

This family moved out of an army area in Caroline County, that had to be evacuated by June; Now they are in an area that must be evacuated by September, and so are planning to move again, Caroline County, Va., June 1941.

This family moved out of an army area in Caroline County, that had to ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wife and children of a Negro tenant farmer, Tupelo, Miss., Aug. 1935.

Wife and children of a Negro tenant farmer, Tupelo, Miss., Aug. 1935.

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Unidentified standing figures: woman, her folded arms leaning on back of chair, and young man, probably her son, left hand on book.

Unidentified standing figures: woman, her folded arms leaning on back ...

Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A typical family group.

A typical family group.

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

One of the wounded [a member of the famous 369th Colored Infantry] and his mother.

One of the wounded [a member of the famous 369th Colored Infantry] and...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Black Mother being separated from her baby

Black Mother being separated from her baby

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Belongings seized while under restraint
Charity Still - twice escaped from slavery.

Charity Still - twice escaped from slavery.

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Slum kitchen; Washington, D.C.; October 1937.

Slum kitchen; Washington, D.C.; October 1937.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'The overseer ... had brutally assaulted my mother.'
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
A letter from de ole man. African-American experience

A letter from de ole man. African-American experience

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Julia Florivel Duncan.

Mrs. Julia Florivel Duncan.

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Negro family living in crowded quarters, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

Negro family living in crowded quarters, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Alice G. White. - Public domain portrait print

Mrs. Alice G. White. - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Say yer pra'rs, chile." African-American experience

Say yer pra'rs, chile." African-American experience

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'Young as I was then, the iron entered into my soul.'

'Young as I was then, the iron entered into my soul.'

Public domain photograph of 18th019th-century cartoon print, satirical portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mother and mammy. - Public domain portrait print

Mother and mammy. - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Mother sings; "Daddy's comin' home, my baby, Heah him a-whistlin' low; Leave po' daddy jis one kiss, Honey, fo' you go."

Mother sings; "Daddy's comin' home, my baby, Heah him a-whistlin' low;...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Mrs. Louisa McDonald, mother. - Public domain portrait print

Mrs. Louisa McDonald, mother. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
An examination at a Negro conference.

An examination at a Negro conference.

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Portrait of the Williams family
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Breaking home ties. - A drawing of a man standing next to a woman and a dog

Breaking home ties. - A drawing of a man standing next to a woman and ...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mammy's kinky-headed coon - Public domain sheet music scan
A black woman pleading for the return of her two small children

A black woman pleading for the return of her two small children

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Doan ye cry, ma honey - Public domain sheet music scan

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charity Still, who twice escaped from slavery
Mothers, children and other scenes at Camp Pleasant.

Mothers, children and other scenes at Camp Pleasant.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an amusement park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conjugal condition in the south, number per thousand; No. of children under five to every thousand females fifteen to forty-four.

Conjugal condition in the south, number per thousand; No. of children ...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine
You'se just a little nigger, still youse mine, all mine