African american slavery hi-res stock photography and images

Harriet Tubman. Portrait of the American abolitionist and humanitarian, born into slavery as Araminta Ross ( c. 1820-1913), c. 1890-1900 Stock Photo

RM2EYYHXB–Harriet Tubman. Portrait of the American abolitionist and humanitarian, born into slavery as Araminta Ross ( c. 1820-1913), c. 1890-1900

Black African Male with Scar Tissue on his Back from Being Whipped 1863 Stock Photo

RMDYEDR7–Black African Male with Scar Tissue on his Back from Being Whipped 1863

A plantation landowning woman stands with three African American workers on a sharing cropping cotton plantation in the American South, ca. 1910. Stock Photo

RMM43F14–A plantation landowning woman stands with three African American workers on a sharing cropping cotton plantation in the American South, ca. 1910.

African American slaves returning from the fields at twilight on a sugar plantation 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMADW7N2–African American slaves returning from the fields at twilight on a sugar plantation 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

White American seen whipping an African-America c.late 19th century. Stock Photo

RMERGKYK–White American seen whipping an African-America c.late 19th century.

RM2A5YN8G–Black African Male with Scar Tissue on his Back from Being Whipped 1863

Vintage advertisement for Bradley's superphosphate of lime. The standard commercial fertilizer. Stock Photo

RM2R3FXFK–Vintage advertisement for Bradley's superphosphate of lime. The standard commercial fertilizer.

1866 classroom of 'Zion' school for African American children born into slavery children, Charleston, South Carolina in 1866. Prior to the Civil War, it was illegal to teach slaves to read. Stock Photo

RMBTKB29–1866 classroom of 'Zion' school for African American children born into slavery children, Charleston, South Carolina in 1866. Prior to the Civil War, it was illegal to teach slaves to read.

Slavery, Jamestown Colony, 1619 Stock Photo

RMT81N62–Slavery, Jamestown Colony, 1619

Phillis Wheatley, c. 1753 - 1784. She was West African born, sold into slavery before she was ten and transported to North America where she was bought by the Wheatley family in Boston who taught her to read and write. By 1773 she had written a book of poetry and became the first African-American author to have work published. Stock Photo

RM2DTTN8C–Phillis Wheatley, c. 1753 - 1784. She was West African born, sold into slavery before she was ten and transported to North America where she was bought by the Wheatley family in Boston who taught her to read and write. By 1773 she had written a book of poetry and became the first African-American author to have work published.

Historical marker describing the depots or warehouses used in the 1800's during the height of the slave trade in Montgomery, Alabama USA. Stock Photo

RMRJX6A3–Historical marker describing the depots or warehouses used in the 1800's during the height of the slave trade in Montgomery, Alabama USA.

Torturing American Citizens - a man whipping an African American man tied to a fallen tree in the Antebellum American South Stock Photo

RMPP855W–Torturing American Citizens - a man whipping an African American man tied to a fallen tree in the Antebellum American South

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice or National Lynching Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama, USA Stock Photo

RMMP49G9–The National Memorial for Peace and Justice or National Lynching Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

UK England Lancashire,Liverpool,International Slavery Museum,wood carving,African slave breaking free,late 18th century American,UK071009067 Stock Photo

RMAK0H1W–UK England Lancashire,Liverpool,International Slavery Museum,wood carving,African slave breaking free,late 18th century American,UK071009067

William Wells Brown (c.1814-1884) African-American abolitionist who was born into slavery before escaping, educating himself and writing a bestselling narrative of his life. He later became an accomplished playwright and novelist. Stock Photo

RM2C3F059–William Wells Brown (c.1814-1884) African-American abolitionist who was born into slavery before escaping, educating himself and writing a bestselling narrative of his life. He later became an accomplished playwright and novelist.

John Brown (1800-1859), American abolitionist who advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States, from an 1846 or 1847 daguerreotype by African-American photographer Augustus Washington which was later reprinted as a cabinet card by Levin C. Handy. Stock Photo

RM2A007BC–John Brown (1800-1859), American abolitionist who advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States, from an 1846 or 1847 daguerreotype by African-American photographer Augustus Washington which was later reprinted as a cabinet card by Levin C. Handy.

Frederick Douglass (died 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Stock Photo

RF2HM63RH–Frederick Douglass (died 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.

National Anti-Slavery Standard, newspaper, (Volume 20 - Number 19), printed by the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1859 Stock Photo

RM2EM468F–National Anti-Slavery Standard, newspaper, (Volume 20 - Number 19), printed by the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1859

Hundreds gathered at Town Field Park in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts on June 19th (Juneteenth). 2020 Stock Photo

RM2C4GP45–Hundreds gathered at Town Field Park in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts on June 19th (Juneteenth). 2020

Harriet Tubman. Portrait of the American abolitionist and humanitarian, born into slavery as Araminta Ross ( c. 1820-1913), by H. Seymour Squyer, c.1885 Stock Photo

RM2EYYHWX–Harriet Tubman. Portrait of the American abolitionist and humanitarian, born into slavery as Araminta Ross ( c. 1820-1913), by H. Seymour Squyer, c.1885

Family record. Before the war and since the American Civil war. Published 1880. chromolithograph chart exhibiting two farms, contrasting slavery with freedom in connection with a family record. Stock Photo

RMDYEN6M–Family record. Before the war and since the American Civil war. Published 1880. chromolithograph chart exhibiting two farms, contrasting slavery with freedom in connection with a family record.

Historic marker Portsmouth New Hampshire Stock Photo

RM2A1Y4RT–Historic marker Portsmouth New Hampshire

African American slaves carrying cotton picked from the fields 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA8FEHB–African American slaves carrying cotton picked from the fields 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

RF2J275M8–Made by Black History wordmark design

Afro-American Monument Published 1897. Composite of thirteen scenes pertaining to Afro-American history. Stock Photo

RM2A60517–Afro-American Monument Published 1897. Composite of thirteen scenes pertaining to Afro-American history.

Photo shows a group of African American slaves posed around a horse-drawn cart, with a building in the background, at the Cassina Point plantation of Stock Photo

RM2RM219H–Photo shows a group of African American slaves posed around a horse-drawn cart, with a building in the background, at the Cassina Point plantation of

A display featuring the Enslaved African Journey at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States. Stock Photo

RM2XG54DA–A display featuring the Enslaved African Journey at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States.

George Washington Carver (1864 - January 5, 1943) was an African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor born into slavery. In 1891 he attended and studied botany at Iowa State Agricultural College where he was the first black student, and later taught as the first black faculty member. His reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other product Stock Photo

RM2BE0GMX–George Washington Carver (1864 - January 5, 1943) was an African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor born into slavery. In 1891 he attended and studied botany at Iowa State Agricultural College where he was the first black student, and later taught as the first black faculty member. His reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other product

RM2PGBANN–Frederick Douglass portrait

Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1900. Artist: Unknown. Stock Photo

RMMPR30X–Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1900. Artist: Unknown.

slavery, auction of African slaves, Richmond, Virginia, USA, wood engraving, 1856, Stock Photo

RMBHDGAE–slavery, auction of African slaves, Richmond, Virginia, USA, wood engraving, 1856,

RMMP49FY–The National Memorial for Peace and Justice or National Lynching Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Former Slave William Colbert, Age 93, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936 Stock Photo

RMR0A4MF–Former Slave William Colbert, Age 93, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936

Illustrated political sketch 'Slavery and Freedom', an African-American shaking hands with an Irish man, 1838. From the New York Public Library. () Stock Photo

RMT6YH2A–Illustrated political sketch 'Slavery and Freedom', an African-American shaking hands with an Irish man, 1838. From the New York Public Library. ()

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author, best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin which depicted harsh conditions for African American slaves. (Photo c1865) Stock Photo

RMJMF5T5–Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author, best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin which depicted harsh conditions for African American slaves. (Photo c1865)

The 1903 caption reads: 'Henry Ward Beecher [died 1887]. Harriet Beecher Stowe's favorite brother.' Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ's love has influenced mainstream Christianity to this day. American writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (with the subtitle of 'Life among the Lowly'). The novel was first published in 1852 and is credited as laying the gr Stock Photo

RF2N9RYTB–The 1903 caption reads: 'Henry Ward Beecher [died 1887]. Harriet Beecher Stowe's favorite brother.' Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ's love has influenced mainstream Christianity to this day. American writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (with the subtitle of 'Life among the Lowly'). The novel was first published in 1852 and is credited as laying the gr

John Hope Franklin, African American historian. Ca. 1967. He published his ground breaking history, 'From Slavery to Freedom,' in 1947. (CSU 2015 9 705) Stock Photo

RMF2B054–John Hope Franklin, African American historian. Ca. 1967. He published his ground breaking history, 'From Slavery to Freedom,' in 1947. (CSU 2015 9 705)

American civil war illustration. African American soldiers mustering out in Little Rock, Arkansas. 1866 Stock Photo

RM2HG3EAW–American civil war illustration. African American soldiers mustering out in Little Rock, Arkansas. 1866

RM2EYYHWJ–Harriet Tubman. Portrait of the American abolitionist and humanitarian, born into slavery as Araminta Ross ( c. 1820-1913), by H. Seymour Squyer, c.1885

Family record. Before the American Civil war and since the war. Published c1880. chromolithograph. A chart exhibiting two farms, contrasting slavery with freedom in connection with a family record. 1880 Stock Photo

RMDYEMRA–Family record. Before the American Civil war and since the war. Published c1880. chromolithograph. A chart exhibiting two farms, contrasting slavery with freedom in connection with a family record. 1880

Sunday Morning 1877 Thomas Waterman Wood - African American girl reading Bible to her grandmother Stock Photo

RMENE7RD–Sunday Morning 1877 Thomas Waterman Wood - African American girl reading Bible to her grandmother

Slaves using Eli Whitney's cotton gin. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA69K8B–Slaves using Eli Whitney's cotton gin. Hand-colored woodcut

Personal photo of landowners standing with African American sharecroppers in the American South, ca. 1910. Stock Photo

RMM43F17–Personal photo of landowners standing with African American sharecroppers in the American South, ca. 1910.

Afro-American Monument Published 1897. slave and angel. from a series pertaining to Afro-American history. Stock Photo

RM2A6051R–Afro-American Monument Published 1897. slave and angel. from a series pertaining to Afro-American history.

DRED SCOTT (c 1799-1858) African-American who unsuccessfully sued for his family's freedom in 1857 Stock Photo

RMHRFP60–DRED SCOTT (c 1799-1858) African-American who unsuccessfully sued for his family's freedom in 1857

A display featuring the Memories of the Enslaved at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States. Stock Photo

RM2XG549D–A display featuring the Memories of the Enslaved at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States.

RM2BE0YYX–George Washington Carver (1864 - January 5, 1943) was an African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor born into slavery. In 1891 he attended and studied botany at Iowa State Agricultural College where he was the first black student, and later taught as the first black faculty member. His reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other product

Portrait of Frederick Douglass Stock Photo

RM2X6XY98–Portrait of Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1913. Artist: Unknown Stock Photo

RMAJ7JMC–Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1913. Artist: Unknown

slavery, auction of African slaves, Virginia, USA, wood engraving, circa 1855, Stock Photo

RMBJW594–slavery, auction of African slaves, Virginia, USA, wood engraving, circa 1855,

RMMP49GE–The National Memorial for Peace and Justice or National Lynching Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Former Slave Sarah Gulder, Age 121, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936 Stock Photo

RMR0A4PC–Former Slave Sarah Gulder, Age 121, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936

Plaque with history of freedom of slaves area in Brooklyn in Dumbo in 1827 Stock Photo

RMM8A24J–Plaque with history of freedom of slaves area in Brooklyn in Dumbo in 1827

Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells was an African-American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. (Photo circa 1893 or 1894) Stock Photo

RMRB16DF–Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells was an African-American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. (Photo circa 1893 or 1894)

Front view of a collection box for Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society showing an image of slave in chains praying with whips, chains and shackles below circa 1850. Stock Photo

RM2HNA6BR–Front view of a collection box for Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society showing an image of slave in chains praying with whips, chains and shackles below circa 1850.

The Scourged Back. The scarred back of an African-American slave named Gordon who escaped from Mississippi and reached a Union Army camp in Louisiana in 1863. The photograph is attributed to two photographers, McPherson and Oliver, who were in the camp at the time. It became one of the best known photographs of the Civil War and a powerful weapon for abolitionists. Gordon served in the Union army African American regiment and reached the rank of sergeant. Stock Photo

RM2GF913Y–The Scourged Back. The scarred back of an African-American slave named Gordon who escaped from Mississippi and reached a Union Army camp in Louisiana in 1863. The photograph is attributed to two photographers, McPherson and Oliver, who were in the camp at the time. It became one of the best known photographs of the Civil War and a powerful weapon for abolitionists. Gordon served in the Union army African American regiment and reached the rank of sergeant.

Phillis Wheatley, servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753– 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Born in West Africa, she was kidnapped and subsequently sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America, where she was bought by the Wheatley family of Boston. After she learned to read and write, they encouraged her poetry when they saw her talent. The publication in London of her Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Stock Photo

RM2Y5W580–Phillis Wheatley, servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753– 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Born in West Africa, she was kidnapped and subsequently sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America, where she was bought by the Wheatley family of Boston. After she learned to read and write, they encouraged her poetry when they saw her talent. The publication in London of her Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral

Robert Smalls. Portrait of African American politician and businessman who was born into slavery, Robert Smalls (1839-1915). c. 1870-80 Stock Photo

RM2PYNNXR–Robert Smalls. Portrait of African American politician and businessman who was born into slavery, Robert Smalls (1839-1915). c. 1870-80

Print depicting an idealised portrayal of American slavery and the conditions of blacks under the 1841 system. Dated 19th Century Stock Photo

RMKHW4XF–Print depicting an idealised portrayal of American slavery and the conditions of blacks under the 1841 system. Dated 19th Century

The Parting--Buy us too - Card showing Afro-American slave being separated from wife and child. Stock Photo

RMBN451N–The Parting--Buy us too - Card showing Afro-American slave being separated from wife and child.

John Brown stopping to see a black child on his way to execution for his raid on Harpers Ferry West Virginia, 1859. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA6JCWW–John Brown stopping to see a black child on his way to execution for his raid on Harpers Ferry West Virginia, 1859. Hand-colored woodcut

A senior African American woman drives her horse and wagon across the muddy yard of a sharecropper plantation in the American South, ca. 1910. Stock Photo

RMM43F10–A senior African American woman drives her horse and wagon across the muddy yard of a sharecropper plantation in the American South, ca. 1910.

Afro-American Monument Published 1897. slave auction from a Composite of thirteen scenes pertaining to Afro-American history Stock Photo

RM2A6050N–Afro-American Monument Published 1897. slave auction from a Composite of thirteen scenes pertaining to Afro-American history

African American son reading the Bible to his parents, c. 1890-1920. This generational family portrait evokes the hope of progress after slavery. The young man wears a military inform similar to those worn at Hampton and Tuskegee institutes, African American Colleges of the period (BSLOC 2017 20 112) Stock Photo

RMKWD235–African American son reading the Bible to his parents, c. 1890-1920. This generational family portrait evokes the hope of progress after slavery. The young man wears a military inform similar to those worn at Hampton and Tuskegee institutes, African American Colleges of the period (BSLOC 2017 20 112)

A display featuring the Gullah Geechee people at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States. Stock Photo

RM2XG549B–A display featuring the Gullah Geechee people at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States.

RMJR31M8–George Washington Carver (1864 - January 5, 1943) was an African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor born into slavery. In 1891 he attended and studied botany at Iowa State Agricultural College where he was the first black student, and later taught as the first black faculty member. His reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other product

Freeman's Lament, 1866 sheet music related to African American slavery, emancipation and reconstruction. Stock Photo

RF2G95YGW–Freeman's Lament, 1866 sheet music related to African American slavery, emancipation and reconstruction.

RMAJ7JMA–Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1900. Artist: Unknown

Wilson Chinn, a branded former slave from Louisiana, wearing a punishment collar and leg irons and chains, American slavery, 1863 Stock Photo

RMT6TFPB–Wilson Chinn, a branded former slave from Louisiana, wearing a punishment collar and leg irons and chains, American slavery, 1863

RMMP49GB–The National Memorial for Peace and Justice or National Lynching Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Former Slave Tempie Herndon Durham, Age 103, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936 Stock Photo

RMR0A4PB–Former Slave Tempie Herndon Durham, Age 103, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936

African chief selling his people into slavery Stock Photo

RMD0GC95–African chief selling his people into slavery

RMRB16DE–Born into slavery, Ida B. Wells was an African-American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. (Photo circa 1893 or 1894)

Harriet (2019) directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman who escaped a life of slavery only to return to rescue around seventy other enslaved people using the Underground Railroad and again during the American Civil War where more than 750 slaves were rescued in the Combahee River Raid. Stock Photo

RM2AMX7R5–Harriet (2019) directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman who escaped a life of slavery only to return to rescue around seventy other enslaved people using the Underground Railroad and again during the American Civil War where more than 750 slaves were rescued in the Combahee River Raid.

HAMPTON, Virginia — Educational exhibit at Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center, housed in the former artillery training library, tells the story of Angela, one of the first African women brought to Virginia in 1619. The display honors African matriarchs and their role in preserving cultural traditions despite the disruptions of slavery. Stock Photo

RM2YHDCGF–HAMPTON, Virginia — Educational exhibit at Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center, housed in the former artillery training library, tells the story of Angela, one of the first African women brought to Virginia in 1619. The display honors African matriarchs and their role in preserving cultural traditions despite the disruptions of slavery.

African Meeting House entry for the African American Museum in Boston Masachusetts Stock Photo

RF2BK8AW5–African Meeting House entry for the African American Museum in Boston Masachusetts

Harriet Jacobs(1813/1815-1897), portrait of the African American writer who was born into slavery, 1894, Gilbert Studios Stock Photo

RM2D4PPED–Harriet Jacobs(1813/1815-1897), portrait of the African American writer who was born into slavery, 1894, Gilbert Studios

The Fifteenth Amendment, an 1870 print celebrating the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in February 1870, and the advancements that African-Americans had made as a result of the Civil War. Stock Photo

RMDYF1E6–The Fifteenth Amendment, an 1870 print celebrating the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in February 1870, and the advancements that African-Americans had made as a result of the Civil War.

slavery, labour, slaves at the cotton yield in the Southern States of the USA, wood engraving, circa 1850, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available Stock Photo

RMDB7CTN–slavery, labour, slaves at the cotton yield in the Southern States of the USA, wood engraving, circa 1850, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

African-American escaping slavery by crossing the Ohio River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMD9GPAM–African-American escaping slavery by crossing the Ohio River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut

A senior African American man stands in front of a wagon in the muddy yard of a sharecropper plantation in the American South, ca. 1910. Stock Photo

RMM43F11–A senior African American man stands in front of a wagon in the muddy yard of a sharecropper plantation in the American South, ca. 1910.

Frederick Douglass (c1818-1895,born Frederick Augustus Washing Bailey, a slave), c1879. African American abolitionist, reformer, champion of women's suffrage and believer in the equality of all citizens of the United States. Stock Photo

RMTXG59H–Frederick Douglass (c1818-1895,born Frederick Augustus Washing Bailey, a slave), c1879. African American abolitionist, reformer, champion of women's suffrage and believer in the equality of all citizens of the United States.

Solomon Northrup, c. 1807 - after 1860. Free-born African American author and abolitionist. Northrup’s 1853 autobiographical memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, tells of his abduction and subsequent years of slavery. His book was the subject of the 2013 film, 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen. This portrait comes from the 1853 edition of Twelve Years a Slave. Stock Photo

RM2GGEGJ5–Solomon Northrup, c. 1807 - after 1860. Free-born African American author and abolitionist. Northrup’s 1853 autobiographical memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, tells of his abduction and subsequent years of slavery. His book was the subject of the 2013 film, 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen. This portrait comes from the 1853 edition of Twelve Years a Slave.

A display featuring the history of Carolina Gold rice at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States. Stock Photo

RM2XG54D9–A display featuring the history of Carolina Gold rice at the International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina. The museum tells the story of slavery in the United States.

Carver, seated on steps with staff, at the Tuskegee Institute. George Washington Carver (1864 - January 5, 1943) was an African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor born into slavery. In 1891 he attended and studied botany at Iowa State Agricultural College where he was the first black student, and later taught as the first black faculty member. His reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both Stock Photo

RMJR31MA–Carver, seated on steps with staff, at the Tuskegee Institute. George Washington Carver (1864 - January 5, 1943) was an African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor born into slavery. In 1891 he attended and studied botany at Iowa State Agricultural College where he was the first black student, and later taught as the first black faculty member. His reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families. He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both

African American men, women, and children being auctioned off in front of a crowd of men. Stock Photo

RM2R3GEAE–African American men, women, and children being auctioned off in front of a crowd of men.

RM2TB018Y–Harriet Tubman portrait

Engraving of a Low-country girl enjoying affection from African-American slaves, from the book 'The Southern states of North America' by Edward King, 1875. Courtesy Internet Archive. () Stock Photo

RMT714CG–Engraving of a Low-country girl enjoying affection from African-American slaves, from the book 'The Southern states of North America' by Edward King, 1875. Courtesy Internet Archive. ()

RMMP4905–The National Memorial for Peace and Justice or National Lynching Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Former Slave Lucindy Lawrence Jurdon, Age 79, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936 Stock Photo

RMR0A4MG–Former Slave Lucindy Lawrence Jurdon, Age 79, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1936

American writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (with the subtitle of 'Life among the Lowly'). The novel was first published in 1852 and is credited as laying the groundwork for the Civil War. The tales in the novel revolve around Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave. Stock Photo

RF2N9RYGA–American writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (with the subtitle of 'Life among the Lowly'). The novel was first published in 1852 and is credited as laying the groundwork for the Civil War. The tales in the novel revolve around Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave.

Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was an African-American woman, born into slavery, who became a leader in the early Civil Rights Movement. As an investigative journalist and speaker, she exposed injustice and the horrors of lynching in the American South during the Reconstruction Era. She was also one of the founders of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). (Photo c1893) Stock Photo

RMP82WJN–Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was an African-American woman, born into slavery, who became a leader in the early Civil Rights Movement. As an investigative journalist and speaker, she exposed injustice and the horrors of lynching in the American South during the Reconstruction Era. She was also one of the founders of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). (Photo c1893)

Sojourner Truth (c.1797-1883), American Anti Slavery movement Abolitionist and preacher, portrait photograph on a Carte De Visite, 1864 Stock Photo

RM2HEYPM2–Sojourner Truth (c.1797-1883), American Anti Slavery movement Abolitionist and preacher, portrait photograph on a Carte De Visite, 1864

RM2YHDCN8–HAMPTON, Virginia — Educational exhibit at Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center, housed in the former artillery training library, tells the story of Angela, one of the first African women brought to Virginia in 1619. The display honors African matriarchs and their role in preserving cultural traditions despite the disruptions of slavery.

Top of the African Meeting House in Boston and part of the Museum of African American History located in Beacon Hill Boston Massachusetts Stock Photo

RF2BK8A6F–Top of the African Meeting House in Boston and part of the Museum of African American History located in Beacon Hill Boston Massachusetts

RM2D4PPEC–Harriet Jacobs(1813/1815-1897), portrait of the African American writer who was born into slavery, 1894, Gilbert Studios

Heroes of the coloured race' Head-and-shoulders portraits of Blanche Kelso Bruce, Frederick Douglass, and Hiram Rhoades Revels, surrounded by scenes of African American life and portraits of J. R. Lynch, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph H. Rainey, Charles E. Nash, John Brown, and Robert Smalls. chromolithograph. 1881 Stock Photo

RMD9CEWB–Heroes of the coloured race' Head-and-shoulders portraits of Blanche Kelso Bruce, Frederick Douglass, and Hiram Rhoades Revels, surrounded by scenes of African American life and portraits of J. R. Lynch, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph H. Rainey, Charles E. Nash, John Brown, and Robert Smalls. chromolithograph. 1881

RMDAT4PR–slavery, labour, slaves at the cotton yield in the Southern States of the USA, wood engraving, circa 1850, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

Broomstick wedding ceremony of African American slaves in Virginia from an eyewitness before the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMAE1RW1–Broomstick wedding ceremony of African American slaves in Virginia from an eyewitness before the Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut

Slave trade historical marker describing the treatment of slaves in the 1800's during the height of the slave trade in Montgomery, Alabama USA. Stock Photo

RMRJ1EMN–Slave trade historical marker describing the treatment of slaves in the 1800's during the height of the slave trade in Montgomery, Alabama USA.

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