When discussing black women’s history, activists like Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks are often quick to come to mind for many. Yet while their resilience and advocacy is noteworthy, they’re certainly not the only famous black activists we should know. Now, a recently digitized collection of rare photos at the Library of Congress shows similarly socially active but lesser-known black women throughout the 19th century. The library acquired the collection in 2013 and recently digitized the images to bring visibility to more obscure black women who were active in civil rights, education and journalism in the decades following the Civil War. Below you’ll find the entire collection of images.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2017 17:48 UTC