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Carlotta Walls LaNier Dress and Diploma
On September 4, 1957, Carlotta Walls LaNier wore this dres...
Carl Lewis, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and the 1984 Summer Olympics
On August 6, 1984, American Carl Lewis won this Olympic go...
Camera and Photo of Rev. H.C. Anderson's Photo Studio
Through the lens of this camera, Henry Clay “H. C.&r...
Black Panther Photos
During the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in th...
Bible Belonging to Nat Turner
On August 21, 1831, enslaved people in Southampton County,...
Double Arrow Lodge
Dude ranches are often linked to the 20
Camp Sumter (Andersonville)
Although Antietam and Gettysburg have reputations as ...
Kyle’s Bridge
Kyle’s Bridge was key for Union Gener...
Missionary Ridge - Westminster
In the fall of 1863, during the Civil War, Union General G...
Tanyard Creek Park, Memorial Park & The Battle of Peachtree Creek
In the fourth year of the Civil War, as the...
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Carlotta Walls LaNier Dress and Diploma
On September 4, 1957, Carlotta Walls LaNier wore this dress as she and eight other African American students attempted to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Dubbed the “Little Rock Nine,” Carlotta and her classmates were the first black students ...
Carl Lewis, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and the 1984 Summer Olympics
On August 6, 1984, American Carl Lewis won this Olympic gold medal for his victory in the long jump. Two days earlier, Lewis won gold in the 100m race, and these two victories set him on a path to match ...
Camera and Photo of Rev. H.C. Anderson's Photo Studio
Through the lens of this camera, Henry Clay “H. C.” Anderson captured images of segregated life among Greenville, Mississippi’s African American population. Seen through Anderson’s lens, Greenville is a place of spirit and resolve—a community where the black middle class ...
Black Panther Photos
During the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in the United States, the Black Panther Party emerged as an alternative for those frustrated with southern Civil Rights organizations’ nonviolent philosophy and seemingly slow progress. Founders Huey Newton and Bobby ...
Bible Belonging to Nat Turner
On August 21, 1831, enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia escaped from captivity and rose up in rebellion. Their leader, Nat Turner, a self-educated and confident enslaved Baptist minister, believed the revolt ordained by God. Oral tradition passed down from ...
Double Arrow Lodge
Dude ranches are often linked to the 20thcentury recreational history of the American West. Many of the most famous dude ranches were in southeastern Montana and northern Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. The Double Arrow Ranch was one ...
Camp Sumter (Andersonville)
Although Antietam and Gettysburg have reputations as the “bloodiest battles of the Civil War,” it was the Confederate prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia that proved most lethal. Although the camp only operated from February of 1864 to May of 1865, the ...
Kyle’s Bridge
Kyle’s Bridge was key for Union General William T. Sherman’s army during the crucial campaign for Atlanta in the summer of 1864. Atlanta was called the “Gate City of the South” because of its Confederate rail lines, industry, and ...
Missionary Ridge - Westminster
In the fall of 1863, during the Civil War, Union General George H. Thomas’ Army of the Cumberland joined the armies of Generals Grant, Sherman, and Hooker to assault the Confederate held Missionary Ridge, near Chattanooga. The Union targeted Chattanooga ...
Tanyard Creek Park, Memorial Park & The Battle of Peachtree Creek
In the fourth year of the Civil War, as the Union Army continued to surge into Confederate territory their victory seemed assured. With General William Sherman leading the Union march towards Georgia, it appeared as if no Confederate forces ...
