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Softness Was Always Ours

Photo of young women attending lecture, c. 1940s

Item

Source
Ann N. Cooper Collection
Creator
Griffith J. Davis
Title
Photo of young women attending lecture, c. 1940s
Date
c. 1940s
Description
Photograph of young women attending a lecture, circa 1940s. A speaker stands at a podium addressing an audience seated in rows, while two individuals sit at a table beside him. The image highlights the educational environment and intellectual engagement of African American students during the mid-twentieth century.
Type
Still image
Subject
African American women
College students
Lectures and lecturing
Classrooms
Education—1940s
Student life
Format
8 × 10 inch black-and-white photographic print.
Rights
This image is made available for research and educational use. Reproduction or publication requires permission from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
Rights Holder
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Fulton County Library System

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