Injustice, Inequality, Bigotry, Black Power

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Injustice, Inequality, Bigotry, Black Power

Date

c. 1976

Creator

Edward Mills See all items with this value

Description

Mills’s mural depicts a nation in turmoil, with scenes of racial violence, and pushback by Black protestors. A figure lifts the American flag to reveal white supremacy. On the right side, Stokely Carmichael’s face bursts through the flag, alluding to the 1967 TSU Invasion. During the invasion, 488 TSU students were arrested and Houston Police fired almost 5000 bullets into the men's dormitory.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Black power See all items with this value

Civil rights See all items with this value

Racism See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Discrimination

Enslaved people

Graffiti

Police brutality

Protest

Racial Violence

Current Location

2nd Floor, West Corridor, Hannah Hall, Texas Southern University

Location

Houston

Texas

United States

Type

Murals

Additional Techniques

Mural painting

Measurements

72 in x 179 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

61

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0001

Rights

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.

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Hannah Hall Murals See all items with this value

References

Braimah, Ayodale. "Houston (TSU) Riot (1967)." BlackPast. 4 December, 2017. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/houston-tsu-riot-1967/.