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Jared Miller poses as his ancestor Richard Oliver, a soldier in the 20th Colored Infantry.

Descendants of Black Civil War Heroes Wear Their Heritage With Pride

A bold new photographic project asks modern-day Americans to recreate portraits of their 19th-century ancestors in painstakingly accurate fashion.
by Jennie Rothenburg Gritz via Smithsonian on December 13, 2023
Side-by-side photos of Frederick Douglass, and his descendant Kenneth Morris dressed and posed to match the Douglass photo.

These Portraits Revisit the Legacies of Famous Americans

Photographer Drew Gardner painstakingly recreates the images with the notable figures' descendants.
by Jennie Rothenburg Gritz via Smithsonian on July 7, 2020
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