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Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series

Aaron Douglas, 1926
Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series, Aaron Douglas
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Defiance, from The Emperor Jones series is a Harlem Renaissance Wood Block Print created by Aaron Douglas in 1926. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Black Subjects. Download

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