The face of our past
Subtitle: images of Black women from colonial America to the present
By: edited by Kathleen Thompson & Hilary Mac Austin ; with an introduction by Darlene Clark Hine.
Contributors: Thompson, Kathleen.; Austin, Hilary.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: African American women -- History -- Pictorial works.; African American women -- History.; African American women -- History -- Sources.
Genres: Pictorial works.; Sources.
Description: "The Face of Our Past tells the story of Black women in nine parts: Family Life, Work, Hair, Resistance, Class, Education, Religion and Community, Play, and Inner Life. In addition to 302 carefully chosen images, the editors provide descriptive captions and quotations from letters, diaries, journals, and other sources."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-249) and index.