Angelic Stokely Carmichael Portrait
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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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Creator
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Reginald Cornett
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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 so-called “TSU Riots,” when police invaded the campus, fired 5,000 rounds into dormitories, and arrested 497 students.
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Primary Subject
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2000-
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HBCU student work
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Civil Rights Movement
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HBCU institutional history
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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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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University
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Collection
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Permanent Collection
