Let Your Motto Be Resistance

Download or read book Let Your Motto Be Resistance written by Deborah Willis and published by Smithsonian Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of photographic portraits traces 150 years of U.S. history through the lives of well-known abolitionists, artists, scientists, writers, statesmen, entertainers, and sports figures. Drawing on the photography collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Deborah Willis celebrates the ways in which these images furthered recognition and equality in America, and even today challenge us all to uphold America's highest ideals and promises." --Book Jacket.