Oppression Collection

Stalin and Lenin, Russian Bolshevik revolutionary leaders, Moscow, Russia, 1919. Stalin (1879-1953) and Lenin (1870-1924) at the VIII Congress of the Russian Communist Party

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Woman breaking through glass ceiling

The Vindication of Christmas, 1653 (woodcut and letterpress)
XJF488981 The Vindication of Christmas, 1653 (woodcut and letterpress) by English School

Patriotic Poster - 30th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 30 Years Commemoration of the Victory against the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in May, 1954. Breaking the shackles of Colonial oppression. Date: 1984

Nevsky Prospekt 1917
Government troops open fire on demonstrators in Nevsky Prospekt, Petrograd

Why not go the limit? For the benefit of those ladies who ask the right to smoke in
1078685 Why not go the limit

The Field of Battersea, 1829 (colour etching)
XCF290965 The Field of Battersea, 1829 (colour etching) by English School

Portrait young Asia woman covered mouth by a steel chain and lock to forbidden him the free speeching at the black background

Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet, Prince de Martigues, 1830, 1909, was a French general best known for his involvement in the suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871

GDR, Rostock, 31.10.1989, harbour, 4 conspicuous men, Stasi patrols Rostock ?

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship. Herbert Lederer (student speaker), Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

A demonstration with folklore elements in Duesseldorf on 25. 5. 1971 against the rule of a military junta and for democracy in their country by Greek guest workers and Germans, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Spanish guest workers and German students demonstrated in Bonn in 1970 against the oppression of the Franco dictatorship, Germany, Europe

Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 is considered one of the significant events at the beginning of the French Revolution

French Revolution, Fusillade of Lyon, 14th December 1793, suppression of the counterrevolutionary uprising in Lyon by Jean Marie Collot d'Herbois, woodcut, France, Europe

Baghdad, Iraq; April 9, 2003. US Marines tie a chain around the neck of a statue of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as they prepare to tear it down from its pedestal in Baghdad's Firdos Square

Women's Suffrage, detailing force-feeding of women
BAL22616 Women's Suffrage, detailing force-feeding of women; Private Collection

A Contest Between Oppression & Reason
2624918 A Contest Between Oppression & Reason, Or the Best Way of Settleing Debates, 1795 (coloured engraving) by O'Keefe

Egerton MS 2066 f.505 Oh, said the sterling
BL3674352 Egerton MS 2066 f.505 Oh, said the sterling, I can't get out, I can't get out, from The Adventures of Thomas Walter

The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho)
BL3928357 The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho) by English School, (19th century); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: In the mid-1800s)

The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho)
BL3928355 The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho) by English School, (19th century); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: In the mid-1800s)

The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho)
BL3928356 The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho) by English School, (19th century); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: In the mid-1800s)

The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho)
BL3928354 The Rational Dress Society's Gazette, January 1889 (litho) by English School, (19th century); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: In the mid-1800s)

Royal 20 C. VII, f.42v Arrest of the Templars
BL955543 Royal 20 C. VII, f.42v Arrest of the Templars, illustration from the Chroniques de France ou St

Cotton Pickers
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Cotton field with African-American pickers. Photo ca. 1890

Sketch of Jews Being Ordered from Their Homeland in Russia by B. Baruch
(Original Caption) Russia: Expulsion Of Jews From St. Petersburg: Scene at The Baltic Railway Station

Devil Riding with Witch
(Original Caption) The devil absconding on horseback with a witch

Prisoners Being Moved out of Cell Block
(Original Caption) Hands clasped behind their necks

Suspect Going to Prison
(Original Caption) A polish student suspected of spying near Warsaw is captured by the German Military and and hustled into a wagon t be taken to prison

The Sharp Method by J.A. Wales
Circa 1880 political cartoon depicting the corruption and control of the street railroad monopoly, represented by Jay Gould, over city aldermen and taxpayers

Wounded Prisoners Wanting Help
(Original Caption) An angry-looking, wounded prisoner, assisted by other inmates, is taken thru main prison at Missouri State Penitentiary here to receive medical care during riot of some 2

Cartoon Showing Injustice Against Cherokee Nation
Late 19th-century political cartoon showing injustices and cruelty to Native Americans, including the Cherokee, Shawnee and Delaware nations, by American railroad companies, politicians

Engraving of Early Christians Being Hunted in the Roman Catacombs
An early Christian service being held secretly in the catacombs under the city of Rome is broken up by Roman soldiers

Keeping It Down! Political Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne
A political cartoon published in Punch magazine shows Otto von Bismarcck struggling with a Socialist jack-in-the-box

Jesuit Missionaries Forcing Indians to Convert
(Original Caption) Compulsory conversion of Indians by Jesuit missionaries

Boy Working at a Mine
(Original Caption) Mine "Tipple Boy", West Virginia coal mine. Photograph by Lewis Hine, 1908. BPA 2 #3116

Workers Protesting Unemployment
(Original Caption) January 15, 1915. Brooklyn's unemployed marching to New York, January 15, 1915

Russian Aristocrats Working in Bolshevik Russia
(Original Caption) Ex-aristocrats shown working under guard in the streets

President Ataturk Surrounded by Guards
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938), founder of the Turkish Republic, with army officers, 3/6/1923. This photo was taken very shortly after his wedding in Smyrna (Izmir)

Eight Engineers During Trial in Moscow
(Original Caption) The death sentences imposed upon five of the eight Russian Engineers, accused of plotting against the Soviet Republic, were commuted to ten year terms

Eight Engineers During Trial in Moscow
(Original Caption) Most unusual procedure in legal annals was recorded at the trial in Moscow

Students Mocking War
(Original Caption) Mock Veterans-Mock Injuries-In Peace Demonstration

Woman Polishing Piles of Plates
(Original Caption) 9/7/1936-Washington, DC- Louise Laied (above) has a big job on hand

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Breaking the Chains: A Journey from Oppression to Liberation" In a world advancing with ambition and augmented reality, oppression remains an enduring force that seeks to confine and suppress. From historic woodcuts depicting "The Vindication of Christmas" in 1653, to the color etching of "The Field of Battersea" in 1829, these artworks silently bear witness to the struggles faced by countless individuals throughout history. One such momentous event was captured on Nevsky Prospekt in 1917 when voices rose against tyranny. The echoes of Adolph Hitler's infamous speech at the Nuremberg rally in September 1938 still haunt our collective memory as he declared an end to the oppression suffered by Sudeten Germans. Hitler's rise as a demagogue and leader of Nazi Germany serves as a chilling reminder of how power can be wielded for malevolent purposes. Yet amidst this darkness, there have been breakthroughs that inspire hope. Consider the courageous suffragettes who stood defiantly in Bow Street Police Station in 1908 or those who left their homes behind for education at Carlisle Indian School in 1911. These brave souls challenged societal norms and fought against oppressive systems. Even during times marked by struggle, unity has emerged as a powerful weapon against oppression. The anti-slavery peace pledge litho from c. 1845 exemplifies this spirit, reminding us that solidarity knows no bounds. As we reflect on history's pages stained with injustice, let us not forget moments like the Means Test protests where mounted police baton-charged marchers at Hyde Park in London during 1932-1933. These images serve as stark reminders that even peaceful demonstrations can face brutal suppression. So why not go beyond limits? Let us honor those who paved the way for progress - like patriotic poster commemorating Dien Bien Phu's thirtieth anniversary - while acknowledging that our fight against oppression is far from over.