Photos of 1890s-1910s African American life

[cole phelps]

 

[cole phelps]

music from the era






The FIRST song ever recorded by a black person/Artist

 

[TheKang]

... The laughing song... #DatExcellence

 

[cole phelps]

 

[cole phelps]

more music

 

[filial_piety]

great pics.

My Great grand father (who I knew) was born in 1900. He would have been old enough to be in some of them.

Pics like these make me realize that history is a lot closer than we think.

 

[cole phelps]

great pics.

My Great grand father (who I knew) was born in 1900. He would have been old enough to be in some of them.

Pics like these make me realize that history than we think.

did he ever tell you what his life was like??

 

[filial_piety]

did he ever tell you what his life was like??

Nah unfortunately I was a teenager when he died in the 90s...and at the time I don't think I was too interested to ask.

 

[Bay Area]

I love my people

shyt like this makes me want to major in African American history.

 

[cole phelps]

 

[cole phelps]

 

[filial_piety]

young black men with their pants pulled up and no tattoos on their necks

 

[cole phelps]

 

[cole phelps]

 

[filial_piety]

It almost scares the day lights out of me knowing that 100 years from now...someone will be looking at our photos and thinking the same way that we are thinking now.