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A plaque commemorating the Webster-Ashburton Treaty at the old State Department building in Washington, D.C. where the signing took place.

This report publicly acknowledges Bannister’s medal-winning success. It demonstrates how his recognition complicated racist assumptions about Black artistic capability on the national stage.

This article situates Bannister among the prominent Massachusetts artists who exhibited in 1876. It captures how his work circulated within regional artistic networks, leading to national fame.

This map, taken from the well known gay Toronto magazine The Body Politic in their summer 1974 issue, depicts places around the city where queer social events and activities were held. These spots were primarily frequented and dominated by white gay…

This posthumous report reflects the lingering racism, with writers still questioning whether a Black artist could truly have created the work attributed to him. Its inclusion exposes how paternalistic narratives persisted even after his death,…

A newspaper clipping about Charles Daniels, an African-Canadian man. It details the case and outcome when he was refused admittance to a local theatre.

These stills are behind the scenes shots and stills from the time Claire Prieto was working on Black Mother Black Daughter. That documentary was released in 1989, and this source is an interesting still that shows the work of the era. There are few…

This is an article by Sylvia Hamilton who collaborated with Claire Prieto on the documentary Black Mother Black daughter. This source mostly goes into her experience of the creation of the film and how it relates to her life. This shows the impact of…