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Barn and Broken Down Silo - Drawing. Public domain image.

Barn and Broken Down Silo - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fourri; Roi d'Akra. - A man in a pink outfit holding a fan

Fourri; Roi d'Akra. - A man in a pink outfit holding a fan

Public domain scan of 18th-century genre print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Free Angela and all political prisoners, BU. X.597

Free Angela and all political prisoners, BU. X.597

Public domain image - Chicago, Illinois history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Barred - A black and white drawing of a man and a dog

Barred - A black and white drawing of a man and a dog

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Speaker - A black and white drawing of a skeleton

Speaker - A black and white drawing of a skeleton

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Preacher - Public domain portrait painting

Preacher - Public domain portrait painting

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Black history - Women's history:  Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977, BU. X.247

Black history - Women's history: Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977, BU. X.2...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an emblem, symbol, round decor print, seal, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Sharecropper with Dog - A black and white drawing of a man and a dog

Sharecropper with Dog - A black and white drawing of a man and a dog

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Emperor Soulouque, Faustin I., of Haiti, and his Cabinet Ministers.

The Emperor Soulouque, Faustin I., of Haiti, and his Cabinet Ministers...

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Black is Beautiful, BU.95.003.3
Martin Luther King, Jr., BU.X.642
We mourn our loss: Dr. Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, BU.X.446

We mourn our loss: Dr. Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, BU.X.446

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, mourning, grave, funeral, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charge of the colored troops ; San Juan.

Charge of the colored troops ; San Juan.

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Honor King: End Racism!

Honor King: End Racism!

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

Black Heritage from the Schomburg Collection

Black Heritage from the Schomburg Collection

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

Sleeping Girl - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sleeping Girl - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Meredith Mississippi March for Freedom, June 1966, BU. X.374
In the Park - A drawing of a man sitting on a bench

In the Park - A drawing of a man sitting on a bench

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Subway Bootblack - A black and white drawing of a man in a room

Subway Bootblack - A black and white drawing of a man in a room

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Poor People's Campaign, BU. X.380
Free Huey, Seize the Time, BU. X.409
Whitney's cotton gin, 1793. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Whitney's cotton gin, 1793. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Slave-dealers and slaves - A street scene in Zanzibar., Tanzania

Slave-dealers and slaves - A street scene in Zanzibar., Tanzania

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"The Home Stretch in Florida" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

"The Home Stretch in Florida" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

A postcard with a blue handwritten letter on it. A postcard with a handwritten letter. Public domain postcard scan.

Aspects of Negro Life: Song of the Towers

Aspects of Negro Life: Song of the Towers

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jobs -- Income: Poor people's campaign 1968, Washington, D.C., BU.98.001.2
If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem, BU. X.305
Old Tales

Old Tales

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freedom Now!, BU.X.640 - A button with the words freedom now on it
Man on Bench - Drawing. Public domain image.

Man on Bench - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prays' Meetin' - A black and white drawing of a group of people

Prays' Meetin' - A black and white drawing of a group of people

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Southern Remedy 666 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Southern Remedy 666 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Court of inquiry investigation into the assault on West Point cadet Johnson C. Whittaker, at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1880.

Court of inquiry investigation into the assault on West Point cadet Jo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shoeshining - A drawing of a group of people sitting on a sidewalk

Shoeshining - A drawing of a group of people sitting on a sidewalk

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lucretia Mott. - Public domain portrait engraving
P. Saunders, Esq. engraved C. Turner print. Rd. Evans  1775-1839
Reading the Emancipation Proclamation

Reading the Emancipation Proclamation

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WPA Rhythm Band - Drawing. Public domain image.

WPA Rhythm Band - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"A Joy Ride in Florida" - postcard mailed to Frederick Hoeing, 1917

"A Joy Ride in Florida" - postcard mailed to Frederick Hoeing, 1917

Public domain photograph of a postcard, landscape view, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Our Colored Heroes
Our Colored Heroes

Our Colored Heroes Our Colored Heroes

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Black Panther: Huey for Congress, BU. X.427

Black Panther: Huey for Congress, BU. X.427

Public domain photograph of politician, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women's House of Detention - Drawing. Public domain image.

Women's House of Detention - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harlem River - A black and white drawing of a man on a boat

Harlem River - A black and white drawing of a man on a boat

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Inland, Porto Rico - Engraving, Public domain image

Inland, Porto Rico - Engraving, Public domain image

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

The Savoy - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Savoy - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dancing - Public domain  drawing

Dancing - Public domain drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bert Williams - Public domain portrait drawing

Bert Williams - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aspects of Negro Life: An Idyll of the Deep South.

Aspects of Negro Life: An Idyll of the Deep South.

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dr. G.W. Carver at Work in His Laboratory

Dr. G.W. Carver at Work in His Laboratory

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stud Poker - A black and white drawing of a family sitting around a table

Stud Poker - A black and white drawing of a family sitting around a ta...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Subway Scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

Subway Scene - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Judgement - A drawing of an open book with a cross on it

Judgement - A drawing of an open book with a cross on it

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shakspeare [Shakespeare]; Othello; Act V, Scene II; Desdemona in bed asleep.
Blind Tom, the musical prodigy

Blind Tom, the musical prodigy

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of composer or musician, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Colored National Convention held at Nashville, April 5, 6, and 7.

The Colored National Convention held at Nashville, April 5, 6, and 7.

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bathers, Harlem River - Engraving, Public domain image

Bathers, Harlem River - Engraving, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eminent colored men. Frederick Douglass.

Eminent colored men. Frederick Douglass.

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

River Scene - A black and white drawing of a bird on a table

River Scene - A black and white drawing of a bird on a table

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Portrait, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Abraham Lincoln - Public domain portrait print

Abraham Lincoln - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harding Field - Public domain portrait print

Harding Field - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On the Beach - A painting of two women sitting on a beach

On the Beach - A painting of two women sitting on a beach

Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Crucifixon-Lynching - A black and white drawing of a person holding a fish

Crucifixon-Lynching - A black and white drawing of a person holding a ...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

"Alligator Bait" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

"Alligator Bait" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

A postcard with a green border and a handwritten note. A postcard with handwriting on it. Public domain postcard scan.

Aspects of Negro Life: Song of the Towers

Aspects of Negro Life: Song of the Towers

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Equal-Rights Now, BU.X.311 A
It's time to intensify the struggle, BU. X.412
Technological Improvements

Technological Improvements

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sunday Afternoon - A black and white drawing of a man sitting in a chair

Sunday Afternoon - A black and white drawing of a man sitting in a cha...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Messiahs - A black and white drawing of a man surrounded by other people

The Messiahs - A black and white drawing of a man surrounded by other ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Free Huey, BU. X.406 - A pink button with the words free huey on it
Noon Game - A black and white drawing of a group of people

Noon Game - A black and white drawing of a group of people

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harlem Coal Yard - A black and white drawing of a man standing in front of a factory

Harlem Coal Yard - A black and white drawing of a man standing in fron...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mexican Canal - A black and white drawing of a boat in the water

Mexican Canal - A black and white drawing of a boat in the water

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farmlands - A black and white drawing of a rural road

Farmlands - A black and white drawing of a rural road

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baptism - Drawing. Public domain image.

Baptism - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Slaves packed below and on deck.

Slaves packed below and on deck.

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"Alligator Bait" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

"Alligator Bait" - postcard to Frederick Hoeing

Public domain photograph of a postcard, historic place view, landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"A Native Product" - postcard mailed to Frederick Hoeing, 1916

"A Native Product" - postcard mailed to Frederick Hoeing, 1916

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colored Man is No Slacker

Colored Man is No Slacker

Public domain image of coupe, engagement, family, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Johnson Malvin Gray - Nat Turner

Johnson Malvin Gray - Nat Turner

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SCOPE Project: SCLC, BU.X.645
Roll Them Bones - Engraving, Public domain image

Roll Them Bones - Engraving, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro Children - Public domain portrait engraving

Negro Children - Public domain portrait engraving

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

All power to the people, BU. X.405
Harlem - Drawing. Public domain image.

Harlem - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Free The Panther 21, BU.10.001.5
Lighthouse - Engraving, Public domain image

Lighthouse - Engraving, Public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro Girl - Public domain portrait drawing

Negro Girl - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Writing Lesson - Public domain portrait drawing

The Writing Lesson - Public domain portrait drawing

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tugboat - A painting of a boat in a body of water

Tugboat - A painting of a boat in a body of water

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mob - Drawing. Public domain image.

Mob - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

Ku Kluxers - A painting of three mountain peaks against a blue sky

Ku Kluxers - A painting of three mountain peaks against a blue sky

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

Unite against war, racism & repression: YWLL, BU.X.604
Our Colored Heroes. Henry Johnson, Needham Roberts, Honored as Heroes

Our Colored Heroes. Henry Johnson, Needham Roberts, Honored as Heroes

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scrubwoman - Drawing. Public domain image.

Scrubwoman - Drawing. Public domain image.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro Man - Public domain portrait drawing

Negro Man - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ann Zingha, queen of Matamba.

Ann Zingha, queen of Matamba.

Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American Negro Freedom Movement Inc., BU. X.399

American Negro Freedom Movement Inc., BU. X.399

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

We shall overcome, BU.X.646

We shall overcome, BU.X.646

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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