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1 Liberation of Aunt JemimaBetye Saar1972 CE
2 AspirationAaron Douglas1936 CE
3 Mining the MuseumFred Wilson1992 CE
4 Mining the MuseumFred Wilson1992 CE
5 Mining the MuseumFred Wilson1992 CE
6 Mining the MuseumFred Wilson1992 CE
7 Mining the MuseumFred Wilson1992 CE
8 Mining the MuseumFred Wilson1992 CE
9 Mining the MuseumFred Wilson1992 CE
10 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
11 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
12 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
13 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
14 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
15 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
16 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
17 Rumors of WarKehinde Wiley2019 CE
18 Fons Americanus: detail of Kneeling ManKara Walker2019 CE
19 Fons Americanus: detail of Queen VickyKara Walker2019 CE
20 Fons Americanus: detail of the TreeKara Walker2019 CE
21 Hagar in the WildernessEdmonia Lewis1875 CE
22 Cheesecake #6Ramekon O'Arwisters2019 CE
23 Mending #19Ramekon O'Arwisters2017 CE
24 UntitledKara Walker2001 - 2005 CE
25 The Janitor Who PaintsPalmer Haydenca. 1930 CE
26 Untitled (Dreamer)Palmer Hayden1930 CE
27 Spirituals (Dreams)Palmer Haydenca. 1935 CE
28 The SubwayPalmer Haydenca. 1960 CE
29 Nous Quatre a Paris (We Four in Paris)Palmer Hayden1930s CE
30 Palmer Hayden
31 George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from American History TextbookRobert Colescott1975 CE
32 Preserve (Yellow)Ellen Gallagher2001 CE
33 Untitled (Man Reading Newspaper)Carrie Mae Weems1990 CE
34 Untitled (I Feel Most Colored...)Glenn Ligon1990 CE
35 Untitled #17 (Forest)Dawoud Bey2017 CE
36 The Liberation of Lady J. and U.B.Renée Cox1998 CE
37 Rummage SaleJacob Lawrence1948 CE
38 Portrait of a Couple, Man with a Walking StickJames van der Zee1929 CE
39 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 41: Dessalines was crowned Emperor October 4, 1804, thus: Jean Jacques the First of Haiti. Dessalines, standing beside a broken chain, had the powers of dictator, as opposed to Toussaint's more liberal leadershipJacob Lawrence1938 CE
40 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 40: The Declaration of Independence was signed January 1, 1804 - Dessalines, Clevaux, and Henri Christoph. These three men made up a new constitution, writing it themselves. The Haitian flag shows in the sketchJacob Lawrence1938 CE
41 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 38: Napoleon's attempt to restore slavery in Haiti was unsuccessful. Dessalines, Chief of the Blacks, defeated LeClerc. Black men, women, and children took up arms to preserve their freedomJacob Lawrence1938 CE
42 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 35: Yellow fever broke out with great violence, thus having a great physical and moral effect on the French soldiers. The French sought a truce with L'OuvertureJacob Lawrence1938 CE
43 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 36: During the truce Toussaint is deceived and arrested by LeClerc. LeClerc felt that with Toussaint out of the way, the Blacks would surrenderJacob Lawrence1938 CE
44 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 39: The death of Toussaint L'Ouverture in the Prison of Le Joux, April, 1803. Imprisoned a year, Toussaint died of a broken heartJacob Lawrence1938 CE
45 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 37: Toussaint is taken to Paris and imprisoned in the dungeon of the Castle Joux - August 17, 1802Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
46 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 2: Mistreatment by the Spanish soldiers caused much trouble on the island and caused the death of Anacanca, a native queen, 1503. Columbus left soldiers in charge, who began making slaves of the people. The queen was one of the leaders of the insurrection which followedJacob Lawrence1938 CE
47 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 1: Columbus discovered Haiti on December 6, 1492. The discovery was on Columbus' first trip to the New World. He is shown planting the official Spanish flag, under which he sailed. The priest shows the influence of the Church upon peopleJacob Lawrence1938 CE
48 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 7: As a child, Toussaint heard the twang of the planter's whip and saw the blood stream from the bodies of slavesJacob Lawrence1938 CE
49 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 6: The birth of Toussaint L'Ouverture, May 20, 1743. Both of Toussaint's parents were slavesJacob Lawrence1938 CE
50 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 4: Spain and France agree to divide Haiti, 1691Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
51 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 5: Slave trade reaches its height in Haiti, 1730Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
52 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 3: Spain and France fought for Haiti constantlyJacob Lawrence1938 CE
53 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 8: In early manhood his seemingly good nature won for him the coachmanship for Bayou de Libertas, 1963. His job as coachman gave him time to think about how to fight slavery. During this period, he taught himself to read and to writeJacob Lawrence1938 CE
54 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 10: The cruelty of the planters towards the slaves drove the slaves to revolt, 1776. Those revolts, which kept cropping up from time to time, finally came to a head in the rebellionJacob Lawrence1938 CE
55 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 11: The society of the Friends of the Blacks was formed in England, 1778, the leading members being Price, Priestly, Sharp, Clarkson, and WilberforceJacob Lawrence1938 CE
56 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 15: The Mulattoes, enemies of both the Blacks and Whites, but tolerated more by the Whites, joined their forces in battle against the Blacks, 1793Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
57 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 9: He read Rynol's Anti-Slavery Book that predicted a Black Emancipator, which language spirited him, 1763-1776Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
58 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 14: The blacks were led by three chiefs, Jean Francois, Biassou, and Jeannot; Toussaint serving as aide-de-camp to BiassouJacob Lawrence1938 CE
59 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 13: During the rebellion of Jean Francois, Toussaint led his master and mistress to safetyJacob Lawrence1938 CE
60 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 16: Toussaint captured Dondon, a city in the center of Haiti, 1795Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
61 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 12: Jean Francois, first Black to rebel in HaitiJacob Lawrence1938 CE
62 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 19: The Mulattoes had no organization; the English held only a point or two on the Island, while the Blacks formed into large bands and slaughtered every Mulatto and White they encountered. The Blacks learned the secret of their power. The Haitians now controlled half the IslandJacob Lawrence1938 CE
63 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 24: General L'Ouverture confers with Leveaux at Dondon with his principal aides, Dessalines, Commander of San Miguel, Duminil, Commander of Plaisaince, Desrouleaux, Ceveaux and Maurepas, Commanders of the Battalions, and prepares an attack at St. MarcJacob Lawrence1938 CE
64 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 20: General Toussaint L'Ouverture, Statesman and military genius, esteemed by the Spaniards, feared by the English, dreaded by the French, hated by the planters, and reverenced by the BlacksJacob Lawrence1938 CE
65 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 23: General L'Ouverture collected forces at Marmelade, and on October the 9th, 1794, left with 500 men to capture San MiguelJacob Lawrence1938 CE
66 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 21: General Toussaint L'Ouverture attacked the English at Artibonite and there captured two townsJacob Lawrence1938 CE
67 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 22: Settling down at St. Marc, he took possession of two important postsJacob Lawrence1938 CE
68 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 17: Toussaint captured Marmelade, held by Vernet, a mulatto, 1795Jacob Lawrence1938 CE
69 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 25: General Toussaint L'Ouverture defeats the English at SalineJacob Lawrence1938 CE
70 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 18: Toussaint captured EnneryJacob Lawrence1938 CE
71 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 28: The constitution was prepared and presented to Toussaint on the 19th day of May, 1800, by nine men he had chosen, eight of whom were white properietors and one mulatto. Toussaint's liberalism led him to choose such a group to draw up the constitution. He was much criticized for his choice, but the constitution proved workableJacob Lawrence1938 CE
72 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 29: L'Ouverture made a triumphant march into San Domingo on the 2nd of January, 1801, at the head of 10,000 men, and hoisted the flag of the French Republic. Toussaint did not wish to break with the French, the largest group of Haitian inhabitants. The Blacks themselves spoke patois FrenchJacob Lawrence1938 CE
73 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 27: Returning to private life as the commander and chief of the army, he saw to it that the country was well taken care of, and Haiti returned to prosperity. During this important period, slavery was abolished, and attention focused upon agricultural pursuitsJacob Lawrence1938 CE
74 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 32: Henri Christoph, rather than surrender to LeClerc, sets fire to La Cape. Christoph, one of Toussaint's aides, sent word that the French were in Haitian waters - that he had held them off as long as possibleJacob Lawrence1938 CE
75 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 33: General L'Ouverture, set for war with Napoleon, prepares Crete-a-Pierrot as a point of resitance. Toussaint took his troops into the mountains, deciding upon guerilla warfareJacob Lawrence1938 CE
76 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 30: Napoleon Bonaparte begins to look on Haiti as a new land to conquer. Conquest inevitably meant further slaveryJacob Lawrence1938 CE
77 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 31: Napoleon's troops under LeClerc arrive at the shores of HaitiJacob Lawrence1938 CE
78 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 34: Toussaint defeats Napoleon's troops at EnneryJacob Lawrence1938 CE
79 Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 26: On March 24, he captured MirebaloisJacob Lawrence1938 CE
80 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
81 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
82 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
83 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
84 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
85 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
86 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
87 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
88 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
89 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
90 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
91 Fons AmericanusKara Walker2019 CE
92 Girl with Yellow HatNorman Lewis1936 CE
93 The Wanderer (Johnny)Norman Lewis1933 CE
94 UntitledNorman Lewis1949 CE
95 Untitled (Police Beating)Norman Lewis1943 CE
96 The Dispossessed (Family)Norman Lewis1940 CE
97 AlabamaNorman Lewis1960 CE
98 American TotemNorman Lewis1960 CE
99 Composition INorman Lewis1945 CE
100 Title Unknown (March on Washington)Norman Lewis1965 CE
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