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History refused to die : the enduring legacy of the African American art of Alabama / [William S. Arnett]

by William S. Arnett

This volume analyses over 100 works by fourteen self-taught African American artists from Alabama. It explores visual responses to slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and industrial history, documenting a period of significant cultural and historical expression.

Accession 12216 ISBN 9780692365205 Publisher Tinwood Books
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