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

Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.54: For the migrants, the church was the center of life, Jacob Lawrence
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Migration Series No.54: For the migrants, the church was the center of life 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.54: For the migrants, the church was the center of life in the Kaleidoscope

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Migration Series No.12: The railroad stations were at times so crowded with people leaving that special guards had to be called to keep order

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Migration Series No.18: The migration gained in momentum, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.18: The migration gained in momentum

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Migration Series No.28: The labor agent sent south by northern industry was a familiar presence in the Black communities, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.28: The labor agent sent south by northern industry was a familiar presence in the Black communities

1940 – 1941
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Migration Series No.28: The labor agent sent south by northern industry was a familiar presence in the Black communities, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.28: The labor agent sent south by northern industry was a familiar presence in the Black communities

1940 – 1941
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Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads, Jacob Lawrence

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