Emancipation Book #501

    The story behind the faces      Although the Emancipation Proclamation was a monumental document in our Nation’s history, reaffirming the Constitutional doctrine stating that  “ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL,” the  struggle for equality was by no means an easy one for early  African-Americans. Their challenge was to fill the void left by countless unfilled promises. As time elapsed in our Nation’s history, promises to African-Americans quickly turned into  restrictions against them, and violations of these restrictions yielded dangerous liabilities. Thus, the ushering in the infamous “ JIM CROW ” era is but one example of the mistreatment that  ultimately catapulted millions of African-Americans into writing their own documents of history.  This photographic collage  entitled “Emancipation,” attempts to convey the poignant  message of African-Americans struggles, by capturing t