William H. Johnson (American, 1901–1970)
Harriet Tubman, c. 1945
Harriet Tubman’s striking, resolute figure stands at attention in this painting by William H. Johnson, part of his 1945 Fighters for Freedom series. The American artist had returned to the United States from Scandinavia only a few years earlier, motivated by the threat of war and a need to paint the lives and histories of black Americans. He created numerous powerful scenes, such as the painting in this 500-piece jigsaw puzzle.

Charles White (American, 1918–1979)
Mary McLeod Bethune, 1978

Groundbreaking educator and civic leader Mary McLeod Bethune is the statuesque central figure in Charles White’s mural for the Los Angeles Public Library. One of seventeen children, and among the first in her family born after emancipation, Bethune founded the Daytona Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls (now Bethune-Cookman University).

Lucinda Ward Honstain (American, 1820–1904)
Reconciliation Quilt, 1867

Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007)
Tree of Life, 1961

Crayfishing, c. 1895, by Carl Larsson (Swedish, 1853–1919)