# Sara Augustin: 2023 Junior Fellows Program Display Day

Daniel A. P. Murray was the second African American librarian to work at the Library of Congress. His collection highlights the important narratives, achievements and depictions of African Americans within history, marking his invaluable influence on the Library of Congress. 2023 Junior Fellow Sara Augustin looked to amplify the presence, involvement and voice of Black children within the collection. Although there are over 300,000 documents in the Daniel A.P. Murray collection, less than one percent of these documents are focused on the experiences of children. Too often, the imprint of a child is far removed from history. Yet, their influence echoes within the voids of their erasure. Sara Augustin centered two specific documents that offer unique detailing into the experiences of Black children within the 19th and early 20th century: Little Dansie's One Day at Sabbath School by N.F. Mossell and Zina, The Slave Girl, Or Which The Traitor by A. Thompson. She also wished to display the photographs of unidentified children in order to provide both a verbal and visual homage to the unrecognized stories and faces of Black children within the archives. Through her presentation, one is introduced to the way in which the depiction and representation of Black children serve as an often overlooked, but informative window into the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661512/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2025661512?play=1)