Description: Features remarkable portraits of African Americans before and after Emancipation, including images of young African American soldiers in Civil War-era military uniform.
Review Quotes: "A slender, masterfully composed volume."-- Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street Journal"A great introduction to the earliest photographs in the museum's collection, and to the ways photographs by and of African Americans operated early in our country's history."--Conor Risch, Photo District News"Today, these pictures are still captivating, encouraging us to celebrate the agency and aspirations of legions of black people, behind and in front of the camera."--TIME"12 Of The Oldest Pictures From Black History In America."--Buzzfeed News"For Turn-of-the-Century African-Americans, the Camera Was a Tool for Empowerment"--Jane Recker, Smithsonian.com