by Ayenn Pierre Louis | Nov 21, 2025
The American chain gang is a haunting symbol of the nation’s failure to fulfill the promise of freedom after the Civil War. It represents a line between slavery and incarceration, a system that was built to punish crime but to reassert racial hierarchy under the...
by Anthony Raflah | Nov 21, 2025
Both the U.S. government and private organizations conducted large scale propaganda in order to build support for the war, most notably in Laura Brey’s 1917 recruitment poster [4] “Enlist: On Which Side of the Window Are You?” This image captures what is likely a...
by Manar Awadeh | Nov 21, 2025
Individuals have migrated to different countries for many centuries and are usually searching for a new start. This new beginning is supposed to be filled with opportunities and a future life full of joy and peace, but typically that is not the case. Looking at the...
by Litzy Moreno | Nov 21, 2025
James Montgomery Flagg’s poster is a small representation of how women were viewed prior to World War I. While providing a glance into America’s participation in the war. The United States had attempted to stay neutral and isolate themselves from the war that began in...
by Allison Olivieri | Nov 21, 2025
The evolution of cinema has come a long way, as it is an art form where films can now be easily created and shared. In the early 1900s, motion pictures were the new talk of the town as it was a new form of entertainment. Traveling shows brought excitement to those who...