When people of color are erased from popular depictions of historical eras, some folks can come up with an It of excuses for why their images are absent.
But here’s an awesome collection of Victorian-era photographs that blow those excuses away. The photographs date from 1860 to 1901, and they show some of the gorgeous and diverse ways that people of color have existed throughout history.
African-American lady with parasol and fan
African-American lady with parasol and fan
African-American woman from Tallahassee, Florida, 1884
African-American women posing with a fan, ca. late 19th century
Beautiful lady posing on the arm of chair, ca. 1890s
ca. 1890s
Lady in white dress
Portrait of a beautiful woman, 1899
Portrait of a woman of the upper class
Young Victorian girl, ca. 1890
