A Perspective on Racism in America

  • The Cruelties of Slavery

    The Cruelties of Slavery
    The picture was created in 1835 and was published R.G. Williams for the American Anti-Slavery Society depicting the treatment of slaves by their owners. At the time of its creation slavery wasn't viewed as bad by most and there was almost no sign of it going any. People claimed to treat their slaves good, so those without slaves didn't care about the issue at all. This piece showed the truth.
  • End of Slavery

  • The Banjo Lesson

    The Banjo Lesson
    The Banjo Lesson was created in 1892 by Henry Ossawa Tanner and is arguably one of his most popular pieces. At the time it challenged racial stereotypes of African-Americans such as fatherlessness/no male role models and also how neat their house looks where most people during the time thought that if you were black you weren't clean. This was an important perspective on how Black people were viewed at the time because it shows the truth rather than falling into the widely accepted stereotypes.
  • Tulsa Race Massacre

    Tulsa Race Massacre
    Photograph of an Armed White mob surrounded African Americans who have their hands up. The Creator of this photograph is unknown, but the image here is before the Massacre began. After the picture the white mob began attacking the African Americans, some tried to fight and some tried to fun, but there were too many White people. The mob eventually went through the town killing many before looting and destroying property.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

  • Love Your Enemy(Poem/Poster)

    Love Your Enemy(Poem/Poster)
    Originally published in 1966, but for the third time was published in 1969 by Jihad Productions and was created by Yusef Iman.