Photo and Arts Archive on 20th Century U.S. Social Movements

Classroom resource. By Alexandra Contreras-Montesano and Jenny Tegegne. With Julia Miller.

From this archive:

A boy giving a raised fist salute as he and a friend sit on a statue in front of the New Haven County Courthouse at a demonstration of 15,000 people during the trial of Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins. Both were acquitted. May 1, 1970.

Stephen Shames/Courtesy of Steven Kasher Gallery

This archive presents over one-hundred, curated photos and art from recent historical social movements. The archive foregrounds queer, BIPOC, and New Haven history. Students are encouraged to explore the archive directly and/or teachers can utilize the archive as a hub of primary sources to supplement existing lessons.

The archive includes ten sub-galleries on the: Chicano Movement, American Indian Movement, Anti-War Movement, Asian American Movement, Black Power Movement, Environmental Movement, LGBTQ+ Movement, United Farm Workers Movement, Women’s Liberation Movement and the Young Lords Movement.

Individual photos come with an annotation and source citation that can be accessed in the top right of each image under, “details.”

Also included is a sample lesson plan that utilizes this photo and arts archive to practice students’ close looking skills.