$4 a month
Following the Civil War, the Federal Government established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands to aid former slaves. One of the services this...
A baby’s baptism
In August 1973, John H. White photographed a baptism at the Church of the Messiah in Chicago, Illinois, as part of his Documerica assignment about African...
A day in the life of Harlem
This street scene attempted to showcase everyday life in Harlem, New York. Until its dissolution in 1999, the U.S. Information Agency used photographs like this in...
A perplexing situation
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the stream of slaves running to freedom swelled to a flood. Gen. W. Sooy Smith, who commanded Union troops in Tennessee, faced a...
A place to get a cold drink
Taken near the end of World War II, this photograph shows a store in Belle Grade, Florida. Segregated, by police order, the store was for “colored only.”
A promotion delayed
Recognizing the abilities of 1st Sgt. Stephen A. Swails, Col. E. N. Hallowell recommends in the letter, at left, that Swails be promoted to second lieutenant....
A proud Marine
This is a photograph of Lance Corporal Felicia A. Lynch, United States Marine Corps. Women have served in the Marines since first being admitted as clerks in 1918....