Migration Series No.7: The migrant, whose life had been rural and nurtured by the earth, was now moving to urban life dependent on industrial machinery

45.7 cm

30.5 cm

Migration Series No.7: The migrant, whose life had been rural and nurtured by the earth, was now moving to urban life dependent on industrial machinery is a Harlem Renaissance Tempera and Hardboard Painting created by Jacob Lawrence from 1940 to 1941. It lives at the The Phillips Collection in the United States. The image is © 2020 Jacob Lawrence / ARS New York, and used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Political Works. Source

Migration Series No.20: In many of the communities the Black press was read with great interest. It encouraged the movement

1940-1941

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Migration Series No.7: The migrant, whose life had been rural and nurtured by the earth, was now moving to urban life dependent on industrial machinery

Migration Series No.20: In many of the communities the Black press was read with great interest. It encouraged the movement

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Migration Series No.57: The female workers were the last to arrive north

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