Photographs and text originally published in 1941 describe the conditions of Blacks in American cities and rural areas during the Great Depression

A photographic history of African-American progress, originally displayed at the 1900 International Exposition in Paris, features African-American businesspeople, students, families, and people of faith, in a collection complemented by a series of essays. 25,000 first printing.

First published in 1941 with text by Richard Wright, this photographic tour of black America during the Great Depression depicts a wide range of people and lifestyles, from rural shanty's to storefront churches in Harlem. Reissue. NYT.

Product Description: The labyrinthine inhabited alleys of Southwest Washington, D.C., were considered shameful for their proximity to the Capitol dome. Interspersed with the reminiscences of more than 20 people who grew up in and near the alleys, Frankel's photographs evoke a time when even the worst living conditions were alleviated by the "extended families" each neighborhood formed...read more

Photographs and text describe the conditions of Blacks in American cities and rural areas during the Great Depression

The author of Native Son paired with three photographers in the 1930s to chronicle black life in America and this book was the result--a vivid portrait of African-American life, from sharecroppers in Mississippi to storefront churches in Harlem. Reprint.