"‘The migrants kept coming’ is a refrain of triumph over adversity. If it rings true for you today, then it must still strike a chord in our American experience."
— Jacob Lawrence

January 1, 1970

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Academics from the United StatesPrintmakersPainters from the United StatesAfrican AmericansPeople from Atlantic City
Original Language: English

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On the Great Migration of African Americans in “Jacob Lawrence on How to be an Artist” in Artsy (2019 Jul 24)