Category: African American History

Merchant Marines: An Often Overlooked Branch of Military Service

May 27, 2022

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

The following is a guest post by Antoinette O’Bryant, Senior Cataloging Specialist, Prints & Photographs Division. For as far back as I can remember I have stared at a portrait of a young sailor hanging on a wall at home. “Who’s that?” I asked. “That’s your Uncle Melvin. He was in the Merchant Marines,” was …

Posted in: African American History, Photographs

African Americans in the Military: In Pictures

February 4, 2022

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

Images from the Prints & Photographs Division’s collections help to illustrate the sustained contributions of Black Americans to the United States through military service over the course of the nation’s history. We hope you can join us for one of two “Finding Pictures: African Americans in the Military” webinar sessions this month (details at the …

Posted in: African American History, Photographs