Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits

Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits by Willis, Deborah. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781588342423.

This stunning collection of photographic portraits traces US history through the lives of well-known abolitionists, artists, scientists, writers, statesman, entertainers, and sports figures. Drawing on the photographic collections of the National Portrait Gallery, author Deborah Willis explores how these images—many by famous photographers—reveal the nations history through an African American lens and challenge us all to uphold Americas highest ideals and promises. Let Your Motto Be Resistance is the inaugural publication of the Smithsonians new National Museum of African American History and Culture.