Persistence of the Spirit
Twenty-four 7' high free-standing panels spanning 2' x 20'. Four shipping cases. 1986, Companion brochure available Unidentified family at Little Rock, around 1880. Photo courtesy of Arkansas History Commission
Three hundred years of African American life from territorial days through the slave era to the present are documented with rare photographs and artifacts. Their accomplishments, as well as the struggle and hard labor of black Arkansans is illustrated, interpreted, and placed within the larger context of Arkansas' history.
The exhibit features photographs and documents never before seen, drawn from trunks and dresser drawers, cherished family albums, archives and small publications. Presented are blacks who owned businesses and held political offices in the nineteenth century, as well as those who were champions of human rights and stood up to disenfranchisement and segregation in the twentieth century. The story is organized into five chronological time periods: Black Pioneers Before 1803, No Share in the Harvest: 1803-1860, First Freedom: 1860-1900, Tell 'Em We're Risin': 1900-1954, and We Speak for Ourselves: 1954-1986.
See also:
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Persistence of the Spirit video
Three hundred years of African American life from territorial days through the slave era to the present are documented with rare photographs and artifacts. Their accomplishments, as well as the struggle and hard labor of black Arkansans is illustrated, interpreted, and placed within the larger context of Arkansas' history.
The exhibit features photographs and documents never before seen, drawn from trunks and dresser drawers, cherished family albums, archives and small publications. Presented are blacks who owned businesses and held political offices in the nineteenth century, as well as those who were champions of human rights and stood up to disenfranchisement and segregation in the twentieth century. The story is organized into five chronological time periods: Black Pioneers Before 1803, No Share in the Harvest: 1803-1860, First Freedom: 1860-1900, Tell 'Em We're Risin': 1900-1954, and We Speak for Ourselves: 1954-1986.
See also:
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Persistence of the Spirit video
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