
Slave man fixes the broken bed frame. Master’s wife leans in and says, “It’s strong enough.” Now, this moment is not just about mending wood.…

This 1884 studio portrait looks proud until you see the seamstress’s hand. At first glance, it is simply another example of a successful artisan posing…

The photograph arrived at the New York Historical Society in early January 2024. Part of a larger donation from the estate of retired judge Harold…

One night when the master is gone, his wife makes a daring choice. She goes to the slave’s room and says, “I’m not sleeping alone.”…

The marks were not accidental. Dr.Sarah Chen had been researching the history of child welfare reform for nearly a decade, tracing the slow evolution of…

In March 1915, at a railway station somewhere in England, a photograph was taken of a young girl, perhaps six or seven years old, standing…





