'Mammy' images on display at Emory University

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Photos: The ‘Framing Shadows’ exhibit at Emory

Photos: The 'Framing Shadows' exhibit at Emory University displays photos depicting the ‘Mammy’ archetype from the 19th and 20th centuries.

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Photos depicting the Mammy archetype from the 19th and 20th centuries are displayed inside the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Framing Shadows is an exhibit that explores the Mammy archetype in American history. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Emory Professor Kimberly Wallace Sanders poses for a photo at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A photo of a child Mammy is displayed inside the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Framing Shadows is an exhibit that explores the Mammy archetype in American history. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Emory Professor Kimberly Wallace Sanders talks about a photo displayed within the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A photo from Gone With the Wind is displayed inside the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A drawing depicting an African American mother caring for her own child is included inside the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Framing Shadows is an exhibit that explores the Mammy archetype in American history. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A rare photograph of a black male caregiver is displayed inside the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Framing Shadows is an exhibit that explores the Mammy archetype in American history. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A man stops to look at the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Framing Shadows is an exhibit that explores the Mammy archetype in American history. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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03/19/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Photos depicting the Mammy archetype from the 19th and 20th centuries are displayed inside the Framing Shadows exhibit at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the Emory campus in Atlanta, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Framing Shadows is an exhibit that explores the Mammy archetype in American history. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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