Have you ever sat around at a family members house and EVERY year they pull put the dusty photo album or pop in the VCR tape with embarrassing home videos? If so then you are not alone. We all know what its like to relive those moments that we wish would stay buried in the closet FOREVER. But few of us can really use those photographs to tell a story.
While looking for pictures to use for the I AM BLACK HISTORY photo set, I stumbled upon a very informative website ----> Old Photographs of African American Unknown Faces. Can you imagine how amazing that must be? To find pictures dated 60-80 years ago of your family members struggling and surviving. Most of the pictures show signs of perseverance and pride in the family. Others have a strict look on their face as if they knew during those times there was nothing to smile about. With a photograph you can really discover a story and start to piece together a life.
What happened? Why did we take so much pride in photos back then? We wanted to capture the moment as a family, now all we want to do is be the next greatest photographer. AND the only family pictures we take are at Sears or Olan Mills!
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