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Title | Creator | Creation Date |
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Aspiration | Aaron Douglas | 1936 CE |
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The Janitor Who Paints | Palmer Hayden | ca. 1930 CE |
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Untitled (Dreamer) | Palmer Hayden | 1930 CE |
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Spirituals (Dreams) | Palmer Hayden | ca. 1935 CE |
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The Subway | Palmer Hayden | ca. 1960 CE |
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Nous Quatre a Paris (We Four in Paris) | Palmer Hayden | 1930s CE |
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Palmer Hayden | | |
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Portrait of a Couple, Man with a Walking Stick | James van der Zee | 1929 CE |
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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 leadership | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 sketch | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 freedom | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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'Ouverture | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 surrender | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 heart | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 37: Toussaint is taken to Paris and imprisoned in the dungeon of the Castle Joux - August 17, 1802 | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 followed | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 people | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 slaves | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 6: The birth of Toussaint L'Ouverture, May 20, 1743. Both of Toussaint's parents were slaves | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 4: Spain and France agree to divide Haiti, 1691 | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 5: Slave trade reaches its height in Haiti, 1730 | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 3: Spain and France fought for Haiti constantly | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 write | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 rebellion | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 Wilberforce | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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, 1793 | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 9: He read Rynol's Anti-Slavery Book that predicted a Black Emancipator, which language spirited him, 1763-1776 | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 Biassou | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 13: During the rebellion of Jean Francois, Toussaint led his master and mistress to safety | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 16: Toussaint captured Dondon, a city in the center of Haiti, 1795 | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 12: Jean Francois, first Black to rebel in Haiti | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 Island | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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. Marc | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 Blacks | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 Miguel | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 21: General Toussaint L'Ouverture attacked the English at Artibonite and there captured two towns | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 22: Settling down at St. Marc, he took possession of two important posts | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 17: Toussaint captured Marmelade, held by Vernet, a mulatto, 1795 | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 25: General Toussaint L'Ouverture defeats the English at Saline | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 18: Toussaint captured Ennery | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 workable | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 French | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 pursuits | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 possible | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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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 warfare | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 30: Napoleon Bonaparte begins to look on Haiti as a new land to conquer. Conquest inevitably meant further slavery | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 31: Napoleon's troops under LeClerc arrive at the shores of Haiti | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 34: Toussaint defeats Napoleon's troops at Ennery | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 26: On March 24, he captured Mirebalois | Jacob Lawrence | 1938 CE |
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Girl with Yellow Hat | Norman Lewis | 1936 CE |
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The Wanderer (Johnny) | Norman Lewis | 1933 CE |
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Untitled | Norman Lewis | 1949 CE |
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Untitled (Police Beating) | Norman Lewis | 1943 CE |
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The Dispossessed (Family) | Norman Lewis | 1940 CE |
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Alabama | Norman Lewis | 1960 CE |
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American Totem | Norman Lewis | 1960 CE |
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Composition I | Norman Lewis | 1945 CE |
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Title Unknown (March on Washington) | Norman Lewis | 1965 CE |
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Jazz Musicians | Norman Lewis | 1948 CE |
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Lewis Crossing | Norman Lewis | 1949 CE |
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Confrontation | Norman Lewis | 1971 CE |
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Ritual | Norman Lewis | 1962 CE |
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Migrating Birds | Norman Lewis | 1953 CE |
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Norman Lewis in his Studio | | 1975 CE |
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Norman Lewis painting 'Composition I' | | 1945 CE |
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Norman Lewis | | c. 1950 CE |
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Norman Lewis' Studio | | 1975 CE |
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Whittier Preparatory School, Phoebus, Va | James Van Der Zee | negative 1907 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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The Van Der Zee Men, Lennox, Mass. | James Van Der Zee | negative 1908 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Portrait of an Actor, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1924 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Miss Suzie Porter, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1915 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Garveyite Family, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1924 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Wedding Day, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1926 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Dancer, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1924 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Slavery Through Reconstruction: Aspects of Negro Life | Aaron Douglas | 1934 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture: During the Truce Toussaint is Deceived and Arrested by LeClerc | Jacob Lawrence | 1937 - 1938 CE |
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Toussaint L'Ouverture: The Cruelty of the Planters Led the Slaves to Revolt, 1776 | Jacob Lawrence | 1937 - 1938 CE |
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Garveyite | James van der Zee | 1924 CE |
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Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister | James Van Der Zee | negative 1931 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Kate and Rachel Van Der Zee, Lennox, Mass. | James Van Der Zee | negative 1907 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Daddy Grace, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1938 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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The Heiress, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1938 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Nude, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1923 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Mrs. Turner | James Van Der Zee | negative 1905 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Atlantic City | James Van Der Zee | negative 1905 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Wedding Party | James Van Der Zee | 1923 CE |
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Identical Twins | James Van Der Zee | 1924 CE |
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Black Jews, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1929 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Swimming Team, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1925 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Portrait of a Woman | James Van Der Zee | 1932 CE |
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Marcus Garvey and Militia, Harlem | James Van Der Zee | negative 1924 CE, printed 1974 CE |
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Baptism Celebration to Maria Warma Mercado | James Van Der Zee | April 23, 1927 CE |
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Unity Athletic and Social Club, Inc. | James Van Der Zee | 1926 CE |
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Harlem Society Tea | James Van Der Zee | 1927 CE |
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The Heiress | James Van Der Zee | 1938 CE |
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Man with Bowtie | James Van Der Zee | 1931 CE |
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Lady with Wide-brimmed Straw Hat | James Van Der Zee | 1934 CE |
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Lady with Large Fur Collar | James Van Der Zee | 1939 CE |
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Lady with Fur Jacket | James Van Der Zee | 1935 CE |
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Lady in Lace Dress | James Van Der Zee | 1936 CE |