“Emancipation” (1865)
Thomas Nast's celebration of the emancipation of Southern slaves with the end of the Civil War. Nast envisions a somewhat optimistic picture of the future of free blacks in the United States.
![Thomas Nast's celebration of the emancipation of Southern slaves with the end of the Civil War.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1865_Emancipation_FH2125837.jpg?h=6ed13ab3&itok=UPAlxuxC)
Finding One's Voice (En Español)
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Julius Lester describes finding his identity in an unexpected place as an African American teenager living in the segregated South (Spanish available).
Enfants inuits à Cape Dorset
Cinq enfants inuits à Cape Dorset dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, 1958. Dans la culture inuite, les noms constituent un lien puissant avec la famille et la communauté.
![Young boys sitting on snow wearing hooded coats lined with fur and boots.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/11_Inuit_children_Medium_res.jpg?h=a1996e9a&itok=CcJGfAav)
Street Calculus
This cartoon by Garry Trudeau explores the ways that identity impacts how we perceive people.
![Cartoon depicting two strangers greeting each other, while in thought bubbles each internally assesses the other’s “risk.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/StreetCalculus_FH224140.jpg?h=b5c2cb84&itok=pKvhN6fn)
Street Calculus (en español)
This cartoon by Garry Trudeau explores the ways that identity impacts how we perceive people. This image is in Spanish.
![Cartoon depicting two strangers greeting each other, while in thought bubbles each internally assesses the other’s “risk.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/StreetCalculus_FH224140.jpg?h=b5c2cb84&itok=pKvhN6fn)
Gender and Identity
Read the personal reflections of a mother whose young son has challenged her assumptions and expectations about gender identity.
![Sample identity chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sample%20Identity%20Chart.jpg?h=73950368&itok=I6qebs7v)