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Jacob Lawrence’s Harlem

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Jacob Lawrence, Panel 51, African American seeking to find better housing attempted to move into new areas. This resulted in the bombing of their new homes, from The Migration Series, 1941.

The Migration Series, Panel no. 51

Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, Panel no. 51: African American seeking to find better housing attempted to move into new areas. This resulted in the bombing of their new homes.

1940-41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1942