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Aaron Douglas

Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series

Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series, 1926, Aaron Douglas
20.3 cm14 cm

Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series is a Harlem Renaissance Wood Block Print Print created by Aaron Douglas in 1926. The image is © Courtesy of Collection of Jason Schoen, and used according to Educational Fair Use.

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Migration Series No.45: The migrants arrived in Pittsburgh, one of the great industrial centers of the North

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