"The archive, which tells the history of Black Americans from World War II through the civil rights movement and the 1990s, will allow viewers to see moments in the lives of iconic individuals and activists—such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Maya Angelou and Shirley Chisholm—in addition to athletes, artists, entertainers, poets, politicians, students, writers and everyday people. A collaboration between several prominent arts foundations, the consortium will safeguard these cultural treasures for the public, with the advice of council chair Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, as well as Louise Bernard, Dawoud Bey, Darlene Clark Hine, Meredith Evans, Jonathan Holloway, Kellie Jones, Richard Powell, Brent Staples, Jacquelyn Stewart and Deborah Willis."
Click here to read more about the Historic Johnson Publishing archive and the newly announced advisory council that will “inform the preservation and future use of the historic photographic collection…to ensure the archive is made available for broad public use.”