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Ancestral Memorial, Coney Island

A black-and-white gelatin silver print photograph of three women engaged in a memorial ritual for enslaved African ancestors of the Middle Passage during the annual event held by the People of the Sun Middle Passage Collective in Coney Island. The women, all wearing long white dresses, stand in knee-deep foamy waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Their heads are bowed, and they hold each other's hands. Th

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And Then I Shall Be Free

An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images featuring a self-portrait of the artist's grandfather, Willard Thomas. Thomas wears a Korean War-ear military uniform and stands smoking a cigarette and wearing glasses, holds a camera with both hands at waist height, aimed towards a mirror. The mirror reflects open sky and trees behind him. This image has been cut into the shape of a house a

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And Twirl

Painting by Sam Gilliam. The abstract painting has rays running between the lower left and upper right corners. To the upper left of the rays, the canvas is darker, primarily done in shades of green. There is a yellow portion in the center. Extending out from this light center are red clouds of color with yellow paint splatter. The lower left edge has an area of lime green below the red strokes. T

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And a special fear for my loved ones

Black and white linocut of a hanged man. The center of the image shows a lynched man with a noose around his neck and open eyes. His is depicted lying with his limbs bent and one arm above his head. Three figures stand near the dead man, two pairs of feet standing on parts of the noose. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.

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Andre Benjamin

A black-and-white photograph of Andre Benjamin, by Platon. Benjamin is depicted half crouching on a wooden stump. His proper right foot is flat on the top of the stump, his knee is drawn up, and he’s leaning his torso against his proper right thigh. His proper left leg is planted on the other side of the stump. His hands are bracing him one either side of the top of the stump. His proper left thum

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Andre Benjamin

A color photograph of Andre Benjamin, by Platon. Benjamin is depicted from the shoulders up. He is shown in profile, bust pose, facing the left edge of the photograph. His head is turned and he is looking sideways at the viewer over his proper left shoulder, with a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a dark gray suit jacket, white dress shirt with rounded collar points, blue bow tie, and

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Andrea

H x W (image): 10 3/8 × 7 in. (26.3 × 17.8 cm)

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Andrew Young Addressing Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March

A black-and-white digital image of Andrew Young standing in a crowd with his arm raised. Young is featured wearing a jean jacket and is facing away from the camera. A man's profile can be seen on the left edge of the image. A woman stands in the center, wearing a scarf kerchief tied under her neck and a knit sweater. The rest of the men and women in the crowd stand behind Young looking toward him.

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Andrew Young Speaking to Ralph Bunche and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Selma to Montgomery March

A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, and Dr. Ralph Bunche in discussion. Coretta Scott King stands beside her husband, on the right of the image, looking to the right. Dr. King stands facing Young, his face in profile, wearing a dark suit and tie. Young has his arm up and holds Dr. Kings shoulder. Young is wearing a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, facing

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Andrew Young addressing he audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This black and white photograph shows Andrew Young in profile speaking at a lectern inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church during Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. There are two figures in front of the camera facing Young. White flowers can be seen on either side of Young and there is a crowd in front of the chancel. Young is in the center of the photograph looking out toward th

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Andrew Young

A black-and-white photograph of Andrew Young, by Platon. The close-up of Young depicts him in bust pose, from the chest up. He is facing the viewer and tilting his head downwards and very slightly towards his proper left shoulder. His eyes are closed and he has a serious expression on his face. He is wearing a black jacket, a light tone dress shirt, and a bowtie with thin, diagonal, dark, medium,

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Angela Davis Speaks at a Rally in DeFremery Park for George Jackson and the Other Soledad Brothers, Who Were on Trial for the Murder of a Guard at Soledad Prison. Next to Angela is Party Member James Burford, Oakland, California, 1970

A black-and-white photograph of Angela Davis speaking at a rally in DeFremery Park in Oakland, California. Davis is speaking into a microphone on a stand, gesturing with her hands, and holding a piece of paper in her right hand. Black Panther Party member James Burford stands next to Davis, with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Davis and Burford are standing in front of a house or other str

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<I>Ancestral Memorial, Coney Island</I>

<I>And Then I Shall Be Free</I>

<I>And Twirl</I>

<I>And a special fear for my loved ones</I>

<I>Andre Benjamin</I>

<I>Andre Benjamin</I>

<I>Andrea</I>

<I>Andrew Young Addressing Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March</I>

<I>Andrew Young Speaking to Ralph Bunche and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Selma to Montgomery March</I>

<I>Andrew Young addressing he audience at the first birthday celebration in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</I>

<I>Andrew Young</I>

<I>Angela Davis Speaks at a Rally in DeFremery Park for George Jackson and the Other Soledad Brothers, Who Were on Trial for the Murder of a Guard at Soledad Prison. Next to Angela is Party Member James Burford, Oakland, California, 1970</I>