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What
It Is
The dramatic impact of this historical photograph is
undeniable. In one collective image, through the use of photographic
collage, “Emancipation” captures the dramatic record of African-Americans
throughout 300 years of history in America.
Who They Are
The statesmen, scholars, artists, writers, musicians,
inventors, athletes, scientists, heroes and martyrs - “Emancipation"
portrays the panorama of African-American achievers. From Phyllis
Wheatley to Tiger Woods, "Emancipation" encompasses 121 images.
How You Know
The companion book is a reference of African-Americans
that shaped a people and a nation. This guide chronicles the lives
and achievements of each individual depicted in the collage, indexed for
easy referencing.
Why It's Important
“Emancipation” is a comprehensive depiction of
the many faces of the African-American, past and present. A work
of art that is certain to teach and inspire young and old alike.
“Emancipation” was created in hopes that every American understands
the past and aspires to an enlightened future.
The 121 images included are as
follows:
Soldier in Army, Benjamin Banneker, James Beckwourth,
Mary M. Bethune, Black Cowboy, W.E.B. Du Bois, Boston Massacre, Jim Brown,
William H. Carney, G. Washington Carver, Shirley Chisholm, Joseph Cinque,
Civil War Soldier, Eldridge Clever, Nat King Cole, William Cosby, Angela
Davis, Miles Davis, Frederick Douglass, Dred Scott, Paul L. Dunbar, Emancipation,
Medger Evers, Louis Farrakhan, Henry O. Flipper, Marcus Garvey, Althea
Gibson, Josh Gibson, Matthew Henson, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Zora N.
Hurston, Jesse Jackson, C. Mae Jemison, Jack Johnson, James W. Johnson,
Hank Aaron, Ralph Abernathy, Ira F. Aldridge, Muhammad Ali, Richard Allen,
Amistad Mutiny, Marian Anderson, May Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Arthur Ashe,
Crispus Attucks, Auction Signs Negros, Absalom Jones, Scott Joplin, Michael
Air Jordan, Martin L. King, Ku Klux Klan, Joe Louis, Deadwood Dick Love,
Toussaint L'Overture, Lynching in America, Malcol X Shabazz, Thurgood Marshall,
Jan E. Matzeliger, Elijah McCoy, Kweisi Mfume, Dorie Miller, W.D. Mohammed,
Elijah Muhammad, Isaac Murphy, Duke Ellington, Jesse Owens, Satchel Page,
Charlie Bird Parker, Bill Pickett, P.S. Pinchback, Sidney Poitier, Adam
Clayton Powell, Colin Powell, A. Phillip Randolph, Civil War Regiment,
Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Sailing Vessel of Slaves, Bobby Seale, Huey
Newton, Tupac Armaru Shakur, Slave Ship, Bessie Smith, Susie King Taylor,
Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Uncle Toms Cabin, Gustavus Vassa, George
Walker, Madame C.J. Walker, Wanted Posters, Booker T. Washingtion, Ethel
Waters, Ida B. Wells, Phillis Wheatley, Bert Williams, Daniel H. Williams,
Oprah Winfrey, Granville T. Woods, Tiger Woods, Carter G. Woodson, John
Carlos, Josephine Baker, James Brown, H. Rap Brown, Stockley Carmichael,
John Coltrane, Bessie Coleman, Sammy Davis, Jean B.P. DuSable, Julius Dr.
J Erving, Ella Fitzgerald, Prince Hall, Langston Hughes, Mahaliah Jackson,
Michael Jackson, Jim Crow System, B.B. King, Edmonia Lewis, Sonny Liston,
Bob Marley, Willie Mays, Garrett A. Morgan, Panther's News Paper, Walter
Payton, Tommy Smith, The 54th regiment, Nat Turner, Tuskeegee Airmen
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