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THE GREAT MIGRATION Jacob Lawrence

Explore Jacob Lawrence's iconic Migration Series, depicting the reasons, challenges, hopes, and realities African Americans faced during their migration from the South to the North. Discover the art that mirrors life and reflects Lawrence's personal experiences, family, and peers.

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THE GREAT MIGRATION Jacob Lawrence

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  1. THE GREAT MIGRATIONJacob Lawrence

  2. What are the reasons African Americans left the South?

  3. How did African Americans travel to the North? Under what circumstances were they traveling?

  4. What did African Americans hope to find in the North? What realities did they face upon arrival?

  5. Art Mirrors Life

  6. Lawrence on his art I don't think in terms of history about that series. I think in terms of contemporary life. It was such a part of me that I didn't think of something outside. It was like I was doing a portrait of something. If it was a portrait, it was a portrait of myself, a portrait of my family, a portrait of my peers. Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) Source: http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/art/migration_series.html

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