Carol M. Highsmith

Juneteenth event in washington, d.c. near the white house in 2020

Carol Highsmith has donated her life's photography work of tens of thousands of images to the Library of Congress during her decades-long career.  The photography collection at the Library is the most historic photographic collection on earth and includes the work of Dorothea Lange and Frances Benjamin Johnston.  Highsmith has been doing a visual study of America for 40 years and travels the United States for about 10 months a year.

Juneteenth

Woman performing with a man accompanying on the piano at a BLM event, Washington, D.C.

Group of people marching on the street for a BLM protest, Washington, D.C.

Smiling family at a anti racism protest in Washington, D.C.

Happy family at an anti-racism protest, Washington, D.C.

Woman holding anti-racism sign next to father with son on shoulders, Washington, D.C.

Group of protesters holding signs calling for eradicating white supremacy, Washington, D.C.

Group of protesters holding reparations, George Floyd, and Black Panther signs, Washington, D.C.

Priest and woman holding a Black Lives Matter sign, Washington, D.C.