Pictured is "Fuschia," a floral watercolor painted in 1846 by Philadelphia's African American educator, antislavery activist, and artist Sarah Mapps Douglass. It is part of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Afro-Americana Collection, one of the most comprehensive in the country with about 11,000 titles spanning 400 years from the 16th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731, the Library Company is a research library with diverse holdings of over 450,000 books, 150,000 manuscripts, and 80,000 graphics documenting American history and culture. This month the library is opening "An African American Miscellany," an exhibition featuring rare books, prints, photos, paintings, and manuscripts relating to African American history and culture.Topics will include Africa, slavery, abolition, emancipation, and African American activists, intellectuals, and artists.