Deaf

  • A black man with a beard and a black t-shirt signs. Text below says, "That's our Black ASL."

    Signing Black in America

    (From Talking Black in America) SIGNING BLACK in AMERICA is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American…

  • Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind, Newport News, VA

    Black Deaf Americans: History, Culture, and Education

    The University of Oregon’s Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) has an exhibit focusing on Black Deaf Americans. “Black Deaf people have one of the most unique cultures in the world.…