The following essay was written by Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor James A. Robinson and is an adaptation of his presentation to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Robinson adapted his essay for the Museum in honor of Black History Month, 2010.
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Septima Clark was a very important and significant African American woman [...]
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The most substantial single item in the Bessie Miller Photographic Collection is a scrapbook pasted full of miscellaneous snapshots that has unfortunately been dismantled. Many of the pages have been cut apart to separate the images, and some of the images have been damaged from attempts to remove them from the black scrapbook pages. The image [...] The most substantial single item in the Bessie Miller Photographic Collection is a scrapbook pasted full of miscellaneous snapshots that has unfortunately been dismantled. Many of the pages have been cut apart to separate the images, and some of the images have been damaged from attempts to remove them from the black scrapbook pages. The [...] The most substantial single item in the Bessie Miller Photographic Collection is a scrapbook pasted full of miscellaneous snapshots that has unfortunately been dismantled. Many of the pages have been cut apart to separate the images, and some of the images have been damaged from attempts to remove them from the black scrapbook pages. The image [...] As with most personal photo collections, a number of the snapshots in the collection depict special occasions; this holds true for the Bessie Miller Collection. The following photos from the collection show different groups of people photographed in the same location, seemingly on the same day. This is a common aspect of personal photograph collections; many of us still take group or family photos this way. In addition to the scrapbook pages and loose snapshots, the Bessie Miller Collection includes a number of studio portraits, most of which remain mounted and/or framed. Some of these have studio information imprinted on the frames; other than that, no information regarding the subjects of the portraits or the time or location they were taken is provided. Pictured above is Cornelius L. Henderson (left) and his brother James L. Henderson (right). Pictured above is Cornelius L. Henderson (fifth from left) and his brother James L. Henderson (far right). The man at center is possibly their father James M. Henderson. Prior to the revolutionary times of the sixties, African Americans may have felt greater societal pressure to assimilate in order to be accepted by their white counterparts and regarded as respectable individuals. African American men and women who have acquired financial wealth and living as middle-class citizens spent time and money to achieve the look [...] In the study of African American history, the topic of hair may seem at first insignificant. However, the politics of hair has been written about and discussed by various African American scholars and authors, as it is linked with social and personal acceptance for African Americans. |
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