Jacob Lawrence
@jacoblawrence.bsky.social
Fan account of Jacob Lawrence, an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. 1917-2000 Automated #artbot thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social
They also made it very difficult for migrants leaving the South. They often went to railroad stations and arrested the Negroes wholesale, which in turn made them miss their train http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78540
The labor agent who had been sent South by Northern industry was a very familiar person in the Negro counties http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78532
They arrived in great numbers into Chicago, the gateway of the West http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78536
The railroad stations in the South were crowded with people leaving for the North http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78534
In every home people who had not gone North met and tried to decide if they should go North or not http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78533
New Jersey, from the United States Series https://www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/new-jersey-from-the-united-states-series-1946
In many of the communities the Negro press was read continually because of its attitude and its encouragement of the movement http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78528
To Preserve Their Freedom (From the Toussaint L'Ouverture Series) https://www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/to-preserve-their-freedom-from-the-toussaint-l-ouverture-series-1988
Among the social conditions that existed which was partly the cause of the migration was the injustice done to the Negroes in the courts http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78554
The Opener from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture http://www.moma.org/collection/works/91563
Although the Negro was used to lynching, he found this an opportune time for him to leave where one had occurred http://www.moma.org/collection/works/78555
The March from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture http://www.moma.org/collection/works/91562
