Black Civil War Soldiers in Photographs
2021-02-27T18:59:31-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/a3a/20210227190152003_hd.jpgWhile photographs of earlier conflicts exist, the Civil War was the first to be extensively documented through this then-nascent medium. Deborah Willis shared dozens of images of African American troops and their families she collected for her book, The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship. The book shows how African Americans used photography to document for history their role in the war and to project stories of courage, family, and citizenship to counteract prevailing stereotypes. The National Archives hosted this talk and provided the video.
While photographs of earlier conflicts exist, the Civil War was the first to be extensively documented through this then-nascent medium.… read more
While photographs of earlier conflicts exist, the Civil War was the first to be extensively documented through this then-nascent medium. Deborah Willis shared dozens of images of African American troops and their families she collected for her book, The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship. The book shows how African Americans used photography to document for history their role in the war and to project stories of courage, family, and citizenship to counteract prevailing stereotypes. The National Archives hosted this talk and provided the video. close
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