The General Photograph collection, includes photographs documenting the African American experience. This collection is organized into two series: individuals and subjects, and consists of photographs of notable figures including, W.E.B. DuBois and his family, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time as a student at the AUC and more. The collection also includes images of various Atlanta Neighborhood homes and sites. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
May 29, 2020

General Photographs Collection

The General Photograph collection, includes photographs documenting the African American experience. This collection is organized into two series: individuals and subjects, and consists of photographs of notable figures including, W.E.B. DuBois and his family, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time as a student at the AUC and more. The collection also includes images of various Atlanta Neighborhood homes and sites.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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  • Subjects = African American men
View of Dr. David Burgest, Sr.
General Photographs Collection
Dr. David Burgest, Sr., circa 2000
Date Created
1995/2005
Description
View of Dr. David Burgest, Sr.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of Dr. David Burgest, Sr.
General Photographs Collection
Dr. David Burgest, Sr., circa 2000
Date Created
1995/2005
Description
View of Dr. David Burgest, Sr.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Julian Bond stands before a group of women.
General Photographs Collection
Julian Bond at a Meeting, circa 1990
Date Created
1985/1995
Description
Julian Bond stands before a group of women.
Subject
African American men, African American women
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of James Haskins.
General Photographs Collection
James Haskins, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
View of James Haskins.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American men, African American authors
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of a man with a picket sign.
General Photographs Collection
A Man Protesting, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
View of a man with a picket sign.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A crowd at an identified event with Julian Bond.
General Photographs Collection
Julian Bond at an Unidentified Event, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1969
Description
A crowd at an identified event with Julian Bond.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman.
General Photographs Collection
Unidentified Man, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1969
Description
Portrait of an unidentified woman.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of a man entering a waiting room.
General Photographs Collection
Waiting Room, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
View of a man entering a waiting room.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at an event. Written on recto: To Kim Dreisbeck with best wishes and warm regards, Martin Luther King, Jr.
General Photographs Collection
Martin Luther King Jr., circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at an event. Written on recto: To Kim Dreisbeck with best wishes and warm regards, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, African American Baptists
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of Sterling Brown speaking.
General Photographs Collection
Sterling Brown, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
View of Sterling Brown speaking.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Martin Luther King Jr. at the barber shop.
General Photographs Collection
Martin Luther King Jr. and Barber, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Martin Luther King Jr. at the barber shop.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, African American Baptists
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A man walks in front of a store wearing a sign that reads, "The presence of segregation is the absence of democracy, Jim Crow must go!".
General Photographs Collection
Man Protesting, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
A man walks in front of a store wearing a sign that reads, "The presence of segregation is the absence of democracy, Jim Crow must go!".
Subject
African American men, Race discrimination, African Americans--Segregation, Protest movements
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Portrait of an unidentified woman.
General Photographs Collection
Unidentified Man, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Portrait of an unidentified woman.
Subject
African American men, Portraits and people
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of Whitney Young Jr. and four others.
General Photographs Collection
Whitney Young Jr. and Others, circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
View of Whitney Young Jr. and four others.
Subject
Portraits and people, African Americans--Civil rights, African American men
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A portrait of Whitney Young Jr.
General Photographs Collection
Whitney Young Jr., circa 1955
Date Created
1950/1960
Description
A portrait of Whitney Young Jr.
Subject
Portraits and people, African Americans--Civil rights, African American men
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A portrait of W.E.B. DuBois.
General Photographs Collection
W.E.B. Dubois, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
A portrait of W.E.B. DuBois.
Subject
African American sociologists, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A portrait of W.E.B. DuBois.
General Photographs Collection
W.E.B. Dubois, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
A portrait of W.E.B. DuBois.
Subject
African American sociologists, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A man in a work outfit walks into a "Colored Waiting Room" entrance of a building.
General Photographs Collection
Colored Waiting Room, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
A man in a work outfit walks into a "Colored Waiting Room" entrance of a building.
Subject
African American men, Race discrimination, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A couple sits on a couch and reads a magazine.
General Photographs Collection
Couple on a Couch, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Description
A couple sits on a couch and reads a magazine.
Subject
African American men, African American women
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A portrait of W.E.B. DuBois.
General Photographs Collection
W.E.B. Dubois, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1950
Description
A portrait of W.E.B. DuBois.
Subject
African American sociologists, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
General Photographs Collection