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Name Professor Course Date American dilemma slavery and art During the American slavery the artists were not left behind in condemning this social evil with major objective of bringing about the end of slavery. The African American took their pen and paintbrushes to appeal to the whites their freedom using their creativity. In addition single as the most powerful aspects used to call for demonstration to demand for the end of slavery and exploitative eras like Jim Crow. Works Cited Cynthia Haven "How Antebellum Artists Used Their Work To Protest Slavery". Stanford University 2009. Retrieved 6th November 2016 from http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/february18/artists-slavery-protests-021809.html. "The Real Histories Directory - Art". Realhistories.Org.Uk 2016 http://www.realhistories.org.uk/articles/archive/the-art-of-slavery.html. [...]
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Describe two (2) examples of how either black slaves or white abolitionists used literature or the visual arts as a form of protest against slavery. Compare this to a modern example of art used for social protest. American Dilemma--Slavery – The Art & Literature of Protest •Haven's article on Goodman's scholarship on art protesting slavery before the Civil War at http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/february18/artists-slavery-protests-021809.html •Art and Slavery article at http://www.realhistories.org.uk/articles/archive/the-art-of-slavery.html
