Chet’la Sebree, writer and Assistant Professor of English at George Washington University, discusses her Picturing Black History piece “The Revolution of Being,” (https://picturingblackhistory.org/the-revolution-of-being/) which uses four photos of Black women and girls to examine and celebrate the revolutionary nature of Black joy.

Learn more about Chet'la Sebree: https://picturingblackhistory.org/author/sebree/

Explore more photographs and stories that changed the world from Picturing Black History at https://www.picturingblackhistory.org/, a collaboration between Origins: Current Events In Historical Perspective (https://origins.osu.edu) and Getty Images (https://www.gettyimages.com/). Picturing Black History strives to contribute to an ongoing public dialogue on the significance of Black history and Black life. We embrace the power of images to capture stories of oppression and resistance, perseverance and resilience, freedom dreams, imagination, and joy within the United States and around the globe.

Interviewed by Paul McAllister

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