Heroes of the Colored Race – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Heroes of the Colored Race in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Heroes of the Colored Race
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The title, *Heroes of the Colored Race*, marks this picture as a tribute rather than a portrait of a single person or event. Pictures with this kind of heading were common in the decades after the Civil War, when Black artists, publishers and community leaders produced images that honored African American achievement at a time when mainstream print culture mostly showed Black people in demeaning caricature. The phrase itself reflects the racial vocabulary of that era, and it is worth reading with that history in mind. Looking at the figures and details closely shows how the makers chose to present dignity and accomplishment to their audience.
| Original scan | 9,776 × 7,202 px · prints to 33 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 01619u |
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