Race, Representation & Photography in 19th-Century Memphis: From Slavery to Jim Crow

by Earnestine Jenkins

Race, Representation & Photography in 19th-Century Memphis: from Slavery to Jim Crow presents a rich interpretation of African American visual culture. Using Victorian era photographs, engravings, and pictorial illustrations from local and national archives, this unique study examines intersections of race and image within the context of early African American communities. It emphasizes black agency, looking at how African Americans in Memphis manipulated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367668491
• ISBN13: 9780367668495
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.5"