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Question 1

the problem we all live with

Answer 1

By ; Norman rockwell
depicts ruby bridges (6) on her way to William frantz school during NOLA segregation crisis
with 4 US deputy Marshals bc of threats against her
on the wall it says KKK and a racial slur. this matters because it clearly shows the problem with racial prejudice, and how it affects the next generation. ruby bridges was a big step in the civil rights movement, president obama had it hung up in the white house because as he said “I probably wouldn’t be here without you”

Question 2

“Afro-American solidarity with the oppressed people of the world”

Answer 2

Designed by Emory Douglas, Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. It depicts a African people, who are holding a pen-like weapon under the sunlight pattern. he text ”Afro-American solidarity with the oppressed people of the world” shows that Douglas and Black Panther Party shared the struggles in other third world countries, presenting their ideology of solidarity. This matters because it broadened the struggle from issues just in the United States, and shows a global perspective. it recognizes shared experiences. this matters because it shows the ordiary lives of many African American women, and shows that all African American women should be celebrated, simply for existing

Question 3

Lawdy Mama

Answer 3

portrait of Kathy Williams painted by Barkley hendricks
inspired by early Italian renassainces paintings
gold leaf represents being divine
The afro is a nudge at the geometry of renaissance art, and represents a hal
the title means Lord or mother of christianity

Question 4

Shameful brand of American democracy

Answer 4

Viktor Koretsky - lived in USSR
cold war critique of American racism
shows statue of liberty with a lynching scene on its face
this matters because it shows that the american government was preoccupied with the business of the cold war, and didn’t want to attend to civil rights matters because they didn’t want to seem weak to the USSr