This image is being shared again as a portrait of George Moses Horton. It is not Horton: it is a photo of Martin Delany. Unfortunately, there are no known images of Horton. And yet, this same image is repeatedly used online and cited as an photo of Horton. (1/4)

Martin Delany (1882-1885) was a writer and newspaper editor from Virginia and became the first Black Major in the U.S. Army. While he was a contemporary of Horton's, they had no known connections. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/delany-martin-r-1812-1885/ (2/4)

It's a mystery how the photo came to be used as Horton, but it's also an example of how misinformation (even well-intentioned) can persist online. Google Horton's name and you'll find many examples of the Delany photo. (3/4)

We wrote about the Horton/Delany photo question a few years ago on our blog: https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/uarms/2017/04/21/martin-delany-george-moses-horton-and-the-curious-path-of-historic-photos-online/. Learn more about Horton materials in @WilsonLibUNC in this new research guide: https://guides.lib.unc.edu/george-moses-horton (4/4)