Freedom and Equality

  • Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild is born

    Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild is born

  • Emancipation Proclamation issued

    Emancipation Proclamation issued

  • Free by Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild

    Free by Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild

    The sculpture Free by Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild was completed.
  • Jose Clemente Orozco is born

    Jose Clemente Orozco is born

  • Negros Colgados (Hanged Black Men) by Jose Clemente Orozco

    Negros Colgados (Hanged Black Men) by Jose Clemente Orozco

    A lithograph called Negros Colgados (Hanged Black Men) by Jose Clemente Orozco was finished
  • Claude Neal lynching

    Claude Neal lynching

    Claude Neal Lynching
  • Kara Walker is born

    Kara Walker is born

  • Slavery Apology

    Slavery Apology

    New Jersey officially apologizes for slavery, becoming the first Northern state to do so.
  • A Warm Summer Evening in 1863 by Kara Walker

    A Warm Summer Evening in 1863 by Kara Walker

    A Warm Summer Evening in 1863 was finished by Kara Walker using wool tapestry.