Compare and Contrast of Art Work

Harlem Renaissance





Civil Rights Movement



Analysis: These two pictures are very similar in the fact that they both show African Americans struggle with obstacles in everyday life. In the picture on the top the men have been working and seem to be very tired. In the bottom picture a young girl is walking with people from the U.S. Army because she attending a school that is predominately white. Also, in this picture you can see where someone has thrown a tomato at the five people. This action shows peoples disapproval of this African American child getting an education. In the top picture the men are wearing what looks like outfits prisoners would wear. I think this is saying that they can't live like real people but must be treated like prisoners. I think they are different because the bottom one is showing change, on the other hand the top on continues to show African Americans being oppressed.

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