Black Legislators of the Reconstruction Period
Item
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Original Title
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Black Legislators of the Reconstruction Period
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Date
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1987
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Creator
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Kermit Oliver
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Description
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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.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Art
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Law
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Politics
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Additional Subject
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Black art
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American South
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Racial uplift
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Reconstruction
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State government
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Suffrage
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Type
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Painting
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Medium
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acrylic
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Measurements
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35 in x 48 1/2 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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pc170
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0056
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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University
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Collection
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Permanent Collection
