Intersecting Histories is a Facebook project designed to encourage the Facebook community to exchange photographs and stories creating a different way of sharing our common history. The idea came from the museum's current 2014 display Freedom By Any Other Name. While many history books have condensed African American history into a few chapters accompanied by a select few iconic images, Black history is so much more. Woven into the fabric of the story of America and its people, our stories intersect one another, creating a rich tapestry. The images of our family scrapbooks present a more accurate description of "our'" history. I encourage you to visit us on Facebook and share your family photographs and stories.
"The treasured images of our parent’s and grandparent’s scrap books are the more accurate depictions of our history. Looking into the eyes of these haunting images, their stories beg to be told and shared. While some names may have been forgotten their stories live on in the precious photographs that capture their pride, strength, resilience, hope and determination."
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