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Original Title
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title unknown
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Devised Title
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Angelic Stokely Carmichael Portrait
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Date
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2010
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Description
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Cornett's work shows Stokely Carmichael with angelic features amidst raised hands. He was a key civil rights activist, a leader of the SNCC, and popularized the term "Black Power." He spoke at Texas Southern one month prior to the TSU Invasion, when Houston police invaded the campus, fired 5,000 rounds into dormitories, and arrested 488 students.
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Additional Subject
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Black art
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Black nationalism
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Political organizations
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Protest
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Type
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Painting
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Medium
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mixed media on plywood
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Measurements
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48 in x 48 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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pc40
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0084
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Rights
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All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University