History of African American Photography

The first slave ship, whose name is unknown to historical record, arrived on the shores of America in 1609. The first 20 Africans who arrived in America, delivered on by Captain Joe and his crew, were virtually unaware of what their destiny entailed. These innocent Africans were stolen from their homeland in order to meet their fate as slave workers in colonial America. From the first moment that they stepped foot onto American soil, these Africans were treated as savages and were oppressed. These Africans, and the millions who were to follow close behind, experienced anything but freedom, equality, and justice in America, the land of the free.
Since the beginning of the African American struggle, black people have risen up against the oppression and inequality that American society has faced them with. The African American community has given a tenacious fight to achieve equality as a people since their first days in America. From slave ship revolts, to slave uprisings and...