TIME's past in the present: Nostalgia and the black and white image

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Commercial photography and some forms of advertising have found a new niche in black and white images. Time magazine was entirely black and white, but it is now in full colour, apart from a selection of advertisements in black and white, and stories that are deemed 'special'. Black and white now has impact due to its contrast from the norm, giving a picture status beyond that of being 'news', suggesting a cultural significance.

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Dred: intemperate slavery

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American writer Lyman Beecher draw a close analogy between the fight against drink in the early 1800s and the fight against slavery.

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Review essay: The strange career of Ralph Ellison

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The life and works of American black radical writer Ralph Ellison is discussed.

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