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This is a picture of standard living kitchen for people who lived in share-cropping place. I feel as though it resembles Pas house in the opening letters to God. Although it isn't in the exact location as the book, it is the standard living of a…

This book is an analytic study of the importance and content of black churches from both urban and rural areas. Mays and Nicholson, both prominent religious figures within the black community, decided to conduct an intensive study of 609 urban…

This still image provides an example of what Pa’s house might have looked like during the time period The Color Purple takes place. During this time in Georgia, African Americans lived in small houses in close proximity to each other. We can gather…

This photograph is related to The Color Purple because it is shown as a description of the Mayors house. However, in the novel there is not an actual description of the Mayors house in Georgia, I think that this photograph is a good representation of…

This is a photograph of a street scene in Harlem, New York in June of 1943. It is part of The Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, a gathering of black-and-white negative prints from a variety of sources,…

The illustration by O’Neill is of an African American family living in Georgia. Some are trying and some are trying not to, watch Caucasian men heading into the woods with rifles and rope. The young man is pointing at the men in confusion while the…

This article offers insight into the living conditions of middle class people living in Boston. The article gives a diagram of what a typical middle class house would look like structurally. The article also talks about the living conditions in…

This source is from one of Frank Leslie’s periodicals from July to December of 1890. Here he talks about “who was Charlotte Temple”. He goes in and breaks down what he talks about, specifically about the ruins of Trinity Church. He talks about…

A Sketching of the Trinity Church after the fire. In the photograph, you see the church where the front is burnt down and there is rubble from where the church used to stand. There are two men standing in front of the church and the tombstones look…

This item is from a monthly recreation magazine. It describes the wonders of the New York horse show. It describes the extravagant event that is extremely popular among the higher class society of New York. It compares it to the popularity of Wall…