Author Portraits
This author is depicted in profile, seated at a table with a quill in one hand and their chin in the other.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
"I am a woman's rights. I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man."
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Running a ___ Miles for Freedom (slave narrative)
What is Thousand?
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Poetical Works of George Moses Horton
What are the 1840s?
art enthuse
Who is Aunt Hester?
This author's portrait was included at the beginning of all three of his autobiographies. The 1845 portrait shows his signature.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
"I asked them if we were not to be eaten by those white men with horrible looks, red faces, and loose hair. They told me I was not"
Who is Olaudah Equiano?
___ ; or, Notes of Canada West (treatise)
What is A Plea for Emigration
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Minnie's Sacrifice
What are the 1860s?
dormant goal
Who is Talma Gordon?
This author is depicted wearing a cravat and coat, holding open a small Bible turned to Acts I.
Who is Olaudah Equiano?
"Now, Mr. Jefferson tells us, that our condition is not so hard, as the slaves were under the Romans!!!!!!!"
Who is David Walker?
"___, Myself" (poem)
What is George Moses Horton?
Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral and the Declaration of Independence
What are the 1770s?
letter slip
Who is Peter Still?
This author's portrait shows them wearing glasses, a top hat, a suit, and a sling.
Who is Ellen Craft?
"And while I would not throw a straw in the way of the colored man, even though I know that he would vote against me as soon as he gets his vote, yet I do think that woman should have some power to defend herself from oppression, and equal laws as if she were a man."
Who is Minnie? OR Who is Frances Harper?
"Bury Me __" (poem)
Autographs for Freedom and The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States
What are the 1850s?
dahlia soup
Seated at a table with books, this author's portrait references that of the first Black woman poet to publish a collection in the United States. They sign their name "yours sincerely"
Who is Anna Julia Cooper?
"And while I would not throw a straw in the way of the colored man, even though I know that he would vote against me as soon as he gets his vote, yet I do think that woman should have some power to defend herself from oppression, and equal laws as if she were a man."
Who is Minnie OR Who is Frances Harper?
What is "What to" and "the Fourth of July"
Atlanta Compromise Speech
What are the 1890s?
antler bind
Who is Linda Brent?