Black Legislators of the Reconstruction Period

Original Title

Black Legislators of the Reconstruction Period

Date

1987

Creator

Kermit Oliver

Description

Oliver's painting depicts vanguard Black politicians from the Reconstruction period following emancipation. Radical Reconstruction saw the election of dozens of Black lawmakers in former slave states like Texas. After 1897, Texas didn't elect another Black legislator until 1966.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

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Law See all items with this value

Politics See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Black art

American South

Racial uplift

Reconstruction

State government

Suffrage

Type

Painting

Medium

acrylic

Measurements

35 in x 48 1/2 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc170

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0056

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection