Atomic Heritage Foundation

In partnership with the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

African-Americans and the Manhattan Project

The Great Migration

An African-American woman on the road during the Great Depression. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

On the Job

African-American workers at Oak Ridge in 1945 during the Manhattan Project. Photo courtesy of DOE-Oak Ridge

Race Relations

J.A. Jones Brick Layers in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project in 1945. Photo courtesy of DOE-Oak Ridge

After the War

The Scarboro girls basketball team in 1948. Photo courtesy of DOE Oak Ridge

In Partnership with the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Collage