"Contrary to the feeling of serenity embodied in the paintings, the works are a product of the Jim Crow era in the South. Accessible employment for African Americans in Florida usually focused on work in citrus groves, tomato fields, and factories. The Highwaymen turned to painting as a way to earn a living outside this system of demanding manual labor. The Highwaymen are known both for their artistic style and their enterprising response to oppression, seeking to "make a way out of no way.'"
I’m a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.
|  | Perspective | I’m a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight o...Robert S. McElvaine Republicans are again sprinting toward an economic cliff. |
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Essential books by radical women of color: Keeanga-Yamahtta-Taylor-Barbara-Ransby-Gloria-Anzaldua-Ida-B-Wells
| | Celebrate the 40th Birthday of the Combahee River Collective StatementEssential books by radical women of color—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Barbara Ransby, Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherríe Mora... |
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April 1952. "Bandleader Spike Jones and his City Slickers performing in Grand Forks, North Dakota."
April 1952. "Bandleader Spike Jones and his City Slickers performing in Grand Forks, North Dakota." From the Look magazine photo assignment "Spike Jones: There's a Method in His Madness." Musicians in the band include Sir Frederick Gas, George Rock, Guy Raymond and Dick Morgan.
| Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Spiked: 1952 high-resolution photoVintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images |
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Before Breitbart, there was the Charleston News and Courier
| | Before Breitbart, there was the Charleston News and CourierSid Bedingfield In the 1960s, white newspaper journalists exploited racial divisions to help build the GOP's southern firewall. |
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Some Early Settlers Near Chester, Orange County
| | Some Early Settlers Near Chester, Orange CountyOn New York State Route 94, just north of the village of Chester, Orange County, cars and their occupants whiz ... |
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