In it, Gardner photographs people whose ancestors made an impact on history.
In doing so, he also aimed to balance the genders and races represented in the series.
As with all images inThe Descendants, Gardner is meticulous in recreating the time period that he is capturing.
Left: Private Richard Oliver of the 20th USCT (Picture courtesy of the Miller family) | Right: Jared Miller, the direct descendant of Richard Oliver
Photographer Drew Gardner has been creating his ongoing seriesThe Descendants, for two decades.
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Left: Harriet Tubman | Right: Deanne Stanford Walz, great-niece of Harriet Tubman
Left: Sgt. Major Lewis Douglass of the 54th Massachusetts USCT | Right: Austin Morris, direct descendant of Frederick Douglass (father of Lewis)
Left: David Miles Moore Jr., drummer boy in the 54th Mass | Right: Neikoye Flowers, direct descendant of David Miles Moore
Left: Andrew Jackson Smith, who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor | Right: Kwesi Bowman, the direct descendant of Andrew Jackson Smith
Left: Private Louis Troutman of the 108th USCT (Image courtesy of Drew Gardner and used with permission of the Thomas Harris Collection) | Right: Christopher W. Wilson, the direct descendant of Louis Troutman
