The document discusses 6 historical photographs and asks questions to analyze each one. For picture 1, it infers that it shows women's lack of rights in the kitchen. Picture 2 shows Hitler gaining supporters by appealing to ideas of racial purity. Picture 3 depicts police controlling African Americans during segregation protests. Picture 4 suggests African Americans did not truly experience liberty. Picture 5 raises questions about immigrants' views of freedom in America. Picture 6 indicates the military's priorities in selecting soldiers.

1. Who are the people in the photograph?
Picture 1- 3 women and a man
Picture 2- Hitler with a child and two women
Picture 3- Police men, dogs, and a group of African Americans
Picture 4- Lady Liberty and a person
Picture 5- A mother, father, and child
Picture 6- Army officers and other men
What is the situation of the people in the photograph? Provide evidence from the photo
that tells you this.
Picture 1- Women are cooking and cleaning. It almost seems like the one woman is serving the man
because she is spooning something onto a plate he is holding.
Picture 2- Hitler is smiling down at a child who appears to have the idea of the “perfect race.” The
women must be Nazi supporters because they are smiling.
Picture 3- The cops and the police dogs are controlling the African American’s who are participating
in the racial march.
Picture 4- An African American being sentenced to death.
Picture 5- A family looking upon the Statue of Liberty after first entering the United States.
Picture 6- Army officers are inspecting potential soldiers.
What message do you think the photographer was trying to convey?
Picture 1- Women belong in the kitchen and are supposed to serve the men.
Picture 2- The people in the background approve of Hitler’s idea of the perfect race and his actions.
Picture 3- White’s taking control of African Americans during the times of the segregation marches.
Picture 4- If it is an African American it shows they are not receiving equal freedom.
Picture 5- Freedom is not what it seems.
Picture 6- The United States wanted a certain type of healthy men in their army.
Why is this photograph important to history?
Picture 1- Shows that women had no rights back in the day.
Picture 2- Hitler had a lot of power during WW2
Picture 3- Shows that it took a lot power for people to overcome segregation.
Picture 4- Lady Liberty was supposed to represent freedom, yet we took African American’s freedom
away.
Picture 5- America is a melting pot of many types of ethnicities and races.
Picture 6- Shows how they wanted a strong, healthy army.
What questions does this photograph raise?
Picture 1- Were the women viewed as unequal during this time period?
Picture 2- How many people followed Hitler, but were unaware of his harmful acts on the Jews?
Picture 3- Did African Americans have rights during this time period? What were they doing to be
treated like this?
Picture 4- What did freedom really mean?
Picture 5- Are they actually in America or are they just entering from a boat?
Picture 6- What were the health qualifications to be in the army?
Write your own caption for the photograph:
Picture 1- Women at work in the kitchen.

2. Picture 2- Hitler stares at a child of “perfect race.”
Picture 3- Cops raiding an African American march.
Picture 4- Give me liberty or give me death.
Picture 5- A family’s first glance of freedom.
Picture 6- Who makes the cut?
What could you do to find more information about this photograph?
Picture 1- Look up information about women’s rights.
Picture 2- Research Hitler’s incite on power and his world view.
Picture 3- Research the 1960’s and 70’s segregation marches.
Picture 4- Research the rights that African Americans were given back then.
Picture 5- Immigration laws
Picture 6- Army qualifications for enlisting soldiers during the war time periods.
Based on what you have observed list 3 things you might infer from the photograph
Picture 1-
1. During the time period where women were supposed to be house wives.
2. Women didn’t have the same rights as men.
3. They were working in bad work conditions.
Picture 2-
1. Hitler like white children with blonde hair and blue eyes.
2. He was trying to gain supporters by charming children.
3. Women in the background are pleased with Hitler’s actions.
Picture 3-
1. African Americans were being attacked.
2. Cops taking unneccesary action just because of their race.
3. This was the time period of segregation marches.
Picture 4-
1. Even though America is the land of Freedom, African American’s didn’t have that.
2. The term “free” didn’t really mean complete freedom.
3. Stirs emotions
Picture 5-
1. European immigrants
2. This is their first glance of America.
3. They’re ignorant of the obstacles

3. Picture 6-
1. Inspections of potential army soldiers.
2. America wanted a strong army.
3. Harder to get into the army.