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Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads

Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads, Jacob Lawrence
Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads, zoomed in
30.5 cmMigration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads scale comparison45.7 cm

Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads is a Harlem Renaissance Tempera and Hardboard Painting created by Jacob Lawrence from 1940 to 1941. It lives at the MOMA, Museum of Modern Art in New York. The image is © Estate of Jacob Lawrence / ARS, New York, and used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Political Work. SourceSee Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads in the Kaleidoscope

Migration Series No.22: Migrants left. They did not feel safe. It was not wise to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.22: Migrants left. They did not feel safe. It was not wise to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation

1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.56: The African American professionals were forced to follow their clients in order to make a living, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.56: The African American professionals were forced to follow their clients in order to make a living

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Migration Series No.24: Their children were forced to work in the fields. They could not go to school

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Migration Series No.54: For the migrants, the church was the center of life

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