National Museum of African Americans on Stamps
Keeper of the Past and Promise of our People
The Black Experience: African Americans on Postage Stamps Since the founding of the United States, African Americans have played a pivotal role in the shaping of American history and heritage. Their contributions to America have included the fields highlighted by the 1940 Famous Americans and many more. This virtual exhibition showcases the black experience in the United States through the
» Read moreCalvin Mitchell wrote an excellent tribute to Marian Anderson. He states, “Marian Anderson—one of the greatest concert and classical singers of the twentieth century—was honored on a stamp issued by the United States Postal Service on January 27, 2005. She was the first female singer and the eighth woman to be honored in the Black Heritage Stamp Series issued annually
» Read moreI had an opportunity to see the exhibit – Freedom Just Around the Corner- at the National Postal Museum. Nice to see items on the Smithsonian website. “U.S. postage stamps were in use for nearly a century before Booker T. Washington became the first African American to appear on one. A handful of additional black history-related designs appeared between
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